#E2C369#E2C369
#E2C369 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.115 H 90.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C369 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 195, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 68%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 53.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.74, -0.02, 48.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.74, 48.79, 90.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.54% -0.0015 0.1153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.54% 0.115 90.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.4310, 56.2215, 21.3993) |
| Luminance | 0.5622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.58
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.40
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.56
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.72
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.82
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C369 #6988E2
analogous
#E28669 #E2C369 #C5E269
triadic
#E2C369 #69E2C3 #C369E2
tetradic
#E2C369 #69E286 #6988E2 #E269C5
square
#E2C369 #69E286 #6988E2 #E269C5
split-complementary
#E2C369 #69C5E2 #8669E2
monochromatic
#AF8B22 #D8AE36 #E2C369 #ECD89C #F6ECD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#E2C369 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.24
#E2C369 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C369
12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C369 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C369 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.24 | 12.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4C161
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC96C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c369; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 195, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.115 90.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed496',
500: '#e2c369',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c369; $custom-light: #eed496; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c369",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 195,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.628,
"s": 67.598,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82543,
"c": 0.11527,
"h": 90.8
},
"luminance": 0.56219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C369
secondary
#3F5CB0
accent
#46D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F