#E1C17A#E1C17A
#E1C17A is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.097 H 86.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C17A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 193, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 63%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 46%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 45.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.36, 2.15, 39.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.36, 39.91, 86.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.29% 0.0066 0.0967) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.29% 0.097 86.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6359, 55.5551, 26.3066) |
| Luminance | 0.5555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.97
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.08
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.99
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.54
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.74
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C17A #7A9AE1
analogous
#E18D7A #E1C17A #CDE17A
triadic
#E1C17A #7AE1C1 #C17AE1
tetradic
#E1C17A #7AE18D #7A9AE1 #E17ACD
square
#E1C17A #7AE18D #7A9AE1 #E17ACD
split-complementary
#E1C17A #7ACDE1 #8D7AE1
monochromatic
#B78B29 #D6AA48 #E1C17A #ECD8AC #F8F0DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#E1C17A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.11
#E1C17A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C17A
12.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C17A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C17A | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.11 | 12.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1C074
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C87C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0B6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c17a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 193, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.097 86.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd3a1',
500: '#e1c17a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c17a; $custom-light: #ecd3a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c17a",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 193,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.359,
"s": 63.19,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82293,
"c": 0.0969,
"h": 86.1
},
"luminance": 0.55553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C17A
secondary
#476AB8
accent
#51CB1B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140F
muted
#858380