#E2C268#E2C268
#E2C268 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.558; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.116 H 90.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C268 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 194, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 68%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 54%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.47, 0.42, 48.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.47, 48.96, 89.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.33% -0.0004 0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.33% 0.116 90.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1566, 55.7544, 21.0558) |
| Luminance | 0.5575 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.91
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.50
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.64
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.72
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.83
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C268 #6888E2
analogous
#E28568 #E2C268 #C5E268
triadic
#E2C268 #68E2C2 #C268E2
tetradic
#E2C268 #68E285 #6888E2 #E268C5
square
#E2C268 #68E285 #6888E2 #E268C5
split-complementary
#E2C268 #68C5E2 #8568E2
monochromatic
#AE8921 #D8AD35 #E2C268 #ECD79B #F6EBCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#E2C268 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.15
#E2C268 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C268
12.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C268 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C268 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.15 | 12.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4C060
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC96B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c268; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 194, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.116 90.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed495',
500: '#e2c268',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c268; $custom-light: #eed495; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c268",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 194,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.262,
"s": 67.778,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82329,
"c": 0.11553,
"h": 90.2
},
"luminance": 0.55752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C268
secondary
#3F5CB0
accent
#47D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F