#E2B561#E2B561
#E2B561 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.501; OKLCH L 79.7% C 0.115 H 81.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2B561 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 181, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 57%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.9%, 57.1%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.12, 6.69, 48.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.12, 48.84, 82.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.66% 0.0171 0.1136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.66% 0.115 81.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0480, 50.0826, 18.3378) |
| Luminance | 0.5008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.53
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.82
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.38
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.59
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.48
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2B561 #618EE2
analogous
#E27461 #E2B561 #CEE261
triadic
#E2B561 #61E2B5 #B561E2
tetradic
#E2B561 #61E274 #618EE2 #E261CE
square
#E2B561 #61E274 #618EE2 #E261CE
split-complementary
#E2B561 #61CEE2 #7461E2
monochromatic
#A9791F #D99D2D #E2B561 #EBCD95 #F5E5C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#E2B561 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.02
#E2B561 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2B561
11.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2B561 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2B561 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.02 | 11.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B559
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C064
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2b561; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 181, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.7% 0.115 81.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eecb90',
500: '#e2b561',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2b561; $custom-light: #eecb90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2b561",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 181,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.07,
"s": 68.984,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79664,
"c": 0.11485,
"h": 81.5
},
"luminance": 0.5008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2B561
secondary
#3C63AB
accent
#56D115
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FEF9F4
border
#D6D2CE
text
#17130D
muted
#85827F