#E2C166#E2C166
#E2C166 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.117 H 89.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C166 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 193, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 54.9%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.20, 0.78, 49.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.20, 49.60, 89.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.1% 0.0004 0.1167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.1% 0.117 89.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8345, 55.2707, 20.4531) |
| Luminance | 0.5527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.28
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.52
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.57
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.68
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.81
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C166 #6687E2
analogous
#E28366 #E2C166 #C5E266
triadic
#E2C166 #66E2C1 #C166E2
tetradic
#E2C166 #66E283 #6687E2 #E266C5
square
#E2C166 #66E283 #6687E2 #E266C5
split-complementary
#E2C166 #66C5E2 #8366E2
monochromatic
#AD8821 #D8AC33 #E2C166 #ECD699 #F6EBCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#E2C166 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.05
#E2C166 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C166
12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C166 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C166 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.05 | 12.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BF5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC869
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B4AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c166; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 193, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.117 89.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed394',
500: '#e2c166',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c166; $custom-light: #eed394; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c166",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 193,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.032,
"s": 68.132,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82103,
"c": 0.11673,
"h": 89.8
},
"luminance": 0.55268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C166
secondary
#3E5CAE
accent
#47D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F