#E2B44C#E2B44C
#E2B44C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.493; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.131 H 84.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2B44C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 180, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 66.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.66, 5.81, 57.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.66, 57.92, 84.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.24% 0.0119 0.1307) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.24% 0.131 84.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9925, 49.3363, 13.7785) |
| Luminance | 0.4933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 3.61
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.34
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.75
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.55
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.64
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2B44C #4C7AE2
analogous
#E2694C #E2B44C #C5E24C
triadic
#E2B44C #4CE2B4 #B44CE2
tetradic
#E2B44C #4CE269 #4C7AE2 #E24CC5
square
#E2B44C #4CE269 #4C7AE2 #E24CC5
split-complementary
#E2B44C #4CC5E2 #694CE2
monochromatic
#9B7319 #CF9A22 #E2B44C #EBCA81 #F3E0B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#E2B44C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.87
#E2B44C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2B44C
10.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2B44C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2B44C | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.87 | 10.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B340
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4BF50
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4A59E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2b44c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 180, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.131 84.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efca83',
500: '#e2b44c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2b44c; $custom-light: #efca83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2b44c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 180,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.6,
"s": 72.115,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79235,
"c": 0.13121,
"h": 84.8
},
"luminance": 0.49333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2B44C
secondary
#A8BAE2
accent
#71EF39
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8EF
border
#D7D1CA
text
#17130B
muted
#85827C