#E2C46D#E2C46D
#E2C46D is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.568; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.112 H 90.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C46D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 196, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 67%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 51.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.04, -0.20, 47.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.04, 47.20, 90.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.8% -0.0016 0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.8% 0.112 90.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8663, 56.7553, 22.5826) |
| Luminance | 0.5675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.15
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.51
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.68
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.71
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.73
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C46D #6D8BE2
analogous
#E2896D #E2C46D #C6E26D
triadic
#E2C46D #6DE2C4 #C46DE2
tetradic
#E2C46D #6DE289 #6D8BE2 #E26DC6
square
#E2C46D #6DE289 #6D8BE2 #E26DC6
split-complementary
#E2C46D #6DC6E2 #896DE2
monochromatic
#B18D23 #D8AF3A #E2C46D #ECD9A0 #F6EDD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#E2C46D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.35
#E2C46D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C46D
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C46D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C46D | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.35 | 12.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C165
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDCA70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c46d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 196, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.112 90.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd599',
500: '#e2c46d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c46d; $custom-light: #edd599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c46d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 196,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.615,
"s": 66.857,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82796,
"c": 0.11215,
"h": 90.8
},
"luminance": 0.56753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C46D
secondary
#415EB3
accent
#46CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F