#E2C271#E2C271
#E2C271 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.559; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.107 H 88.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C271 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 194, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 66%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 50%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.58, 1.19, 44.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.58, 44.69, 88.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.45% 0.0029 0.1069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.45% 0.107 88.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6384, 55.9471, 23.5931) |
| Luminance | 0.5595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.99
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.77
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.56
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.46
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.61
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C271 #7191E2
analogous
#E28A71 #E2C271 #CAE271
triadic
#E2C271 #71E2C2 #C271E2
tetradic
#E2C271 #71E28A #7191E2 #E271CA
square
#E2C271 #71E28A #7191E2 #E271CA
split-complementary
#E2C271 #71CAE2 #8A71E2
monochromatic
#B48B25 #D8AC3E #E2C271 #ECD8A4 #F7EED7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#E2C271 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.19
#E2C271 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C271
12.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C271 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C271 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.19 | 12.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C06A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC974
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c271; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 194, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.107 88.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd49b',
500: '#e2c271',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c271; $custom-light: #edd49b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c271",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 194,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.009,
"s": 66.082,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82451,
"c": 0.10691,
"h": 88.5
},
"luminance": 0.55945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C271
secondary
#4263B5
accent
#4BCE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F