#E1CA99#E1CA99
#E1CA99 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.605; OKLCH L 84.6% C 0.069 H 85.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 202, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 55%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 32%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 32%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.14, 0.91, 27.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.14, 27.46, 88.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.64% 0.0052 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.64% 0.069 85.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9225, 60.5504, 38.7671) |
| Luminance | 0.6055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.01
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.12
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.19
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 6.03
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.22
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CA99 #99B0E1
analogous
#E1A699 #E1CA99 #D4E199
triadic
#E1CA99 #99E1CA #CA99E1
tetradic
#E1CA99 #99E1A6 #99B0E1 #E199D4
square
#E1CA99 #99E1A6 #99B0E1 #E199D4
split-complementary
#E1CA99 #99D4E1 #A699E1
monochromatic
#C5993A #D3B16A #E1CA99 #EFE3C8 #F8F3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#E1CA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.11
#E1CA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CA99
13.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CA99 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.11 | 13.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C996
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCCF9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDC2BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1ca99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 202, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.6% 0.069 85.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebdab7',
500: '#e1ca99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1ca99; $custom-light: #ebdab7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1ca99",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 202,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.833,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84641,
"c": 0.06918,
"h": 85.7
},
"luminance": 0.60549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CA99
secondary
#6480BA
accent
#56C223
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFBF8
border
#D6D4D1
text
#161411
muted
#858381