#E2B15D#E2B15D
#E2B15D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.117 H 79.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2B15D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 177, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 70%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 58.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.08, 8.51, 49.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.08, 49.83, 80.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.83% 0.0219 0.1147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.83% 0.117 79.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0645, 48.4065, 17.1129) |
| Luminance | 0.4840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.05
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.21
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.40
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.47
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.25
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2B15D #5D8EE2
analogous
#E26F5D #E2B15D #D0E25D
triadic
#E2B15D #5DE2B1 #B15DE2
tetradic
#E2B15D #5DE26F #5D8EE2 #E25DD0
square
#E2B15D #5DE26F #5D8EE2 #E25DD0
split-complementary
#E2B15D #5DD0E2 #6F5DE2
monochromatic
#A7741E #D99829 #E2B15D #EBCA91 #F5E3C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#E2B15D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#E2B15D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2B15D
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2B15D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2B15D | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B255
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4A39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2b15d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 177, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.117 79.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec88d',
500: '#e2b15d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2b15d; $custom-light: #eec88d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2b15d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 177,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.895,
"s": 69.634,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78834,
"c": 0.11678,
"h": 79.2
},
"luminance": 0.48403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2B15D
secondary
#B5C7E6
accent
#5AD214
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FEF8F0
border
#D6D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D