#E2B15E#E2B15E
#E2B15E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.116 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2B15E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 177, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 58.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.09, 8.58, 48.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.09, 49.38, 80.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.85% 0.0222 0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.85% 0.116 78.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1091, 48.4243, 17.3477) |
| Luminance | 0.4842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.00
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.17
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.42
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.62
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.22
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2B15E #5E8FE2
analogous
#E26F5E #E2B15E #D1E25E
triadic
#E2B15E #5EE2B1 #B15EE2
tetradic
#E2B15E #5EE26F #5E8FE2 #E25ED1
square
#E2B15E #5EE26F #5E8FE2 #E25ED1
split-complementary
#E2B15E #5ED1E2 #6F5EE2
monochromatic
#A7741E #D9982A #E2B15E #EBCA92 #F5E3C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#E2B15E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#E2B15E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2B15E
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2B15E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2B15E | 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)
#C5B256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4A39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2b15e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 177, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.116 78.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec88e',
500: '#e2b15e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2b15e; $custom-light: #eec88e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2b15e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 177,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.727,
"s": 69.474,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78846,
"c": 0.11595,
"h": 78.9
},
"luminance": 0.48421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2B15E
secondary
#B6C8E6
accent
#5AD114
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FEF8F0
border
#D6D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D