#E1CE99#E1CE99
#E1CE99 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.625; OKLCH L 85.4% C 0.072 H 90.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CE99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 206, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 55%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 32%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 32%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.15, -1.17, 28.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.15, 28.84, 92.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.44% -0.0008 0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.44% 0.072 90.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8732, 62.4518, 39.0840) |
| Luminance | 0.6245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.42
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.19
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.39
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.89
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.12
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CE99 #99ACE1
analogous
#E1AA99 #E1CE99 #D0E199
triadic
#E1CE99 #99E1CE #CE99E1
tetradic
#E1CE99 #99E1AA #99ACE1 #E199D0
square
#E1CE99 #99E1AA #99ACE1 #E199D0
split-complementary
#E1CE99 #99D0E1 #AA99E1
monochromatic
#C5A13A #D3B76A #E1CE99 #EFE5C8 #F8F4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E1CE99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.49
#E1CE99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CE99
13.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CE99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CE99 | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.49 | 13.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DACC95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFD29B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECC6C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1ce99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 206, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.4% 0.072 90.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebdcb7',
500: '#e1ce99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1ce99; $custom-light: #ebdcb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1ce99",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 206,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.167,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85442,
"c": 0.07224,
"h": 90.7
},
"luminance": 0.6245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CE99
secondary
#647BBA
accent
#4DC223
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFCF8
border
#D5D5D1
text
#161511
muted
#848481