#E2C170#E2C170
#E2C170 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.107 H 87.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C170 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 193, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 66%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 50.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.32, 1.62, 44.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.32, 44.87, 87.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.24% 0.004 0.1072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.24% 0.107 87.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3606, 55.4811, 23.2243) |
| Luminance | 0.5548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.35
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.58
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.37
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.52
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.64
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C170 #7091E2
analogous
#E28870 #E2C170 #CAE270
triadic
#E2C170 #70E2C1 #C170E2
tetradic
#E2C170 #70E288 #7091E2 #E270CA
square
#E2C170 #70E288 #7091E2 #E270CA
split-complementary
#E2C170 #70CAE2 #8870E2
monochromatic
#B38A24 #D8AB3D #E2C170 #ECD7A3 #F7EDD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#E2C170 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.10
#E2C170 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C170
12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C170 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C170 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.10 | 12.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BF69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC873
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c170; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 193, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.107 87.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd39b',
500: '#e2c170',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c170; $custom-light: #edd39b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c170",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 193,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.632,
"s": 66.279,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82238,
"c": 0.10725,
"h": 87.9
},
"luminance": 0.55479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C170
secondary
#4263B4
accent
#4CCE17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F