#E2C577#E2C577
#E2C577 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.574; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.103 H 89.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C577 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 197, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 65%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 47%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 47.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.42, 0.18, 42.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.42, 42.72, 89.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.14% 0.0006 0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.14% 0.103 89.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6619, 57.4356, 25.6561) |
| Luminance | 0.5743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.18
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.22
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.81
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.12
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.21
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C577 #7794E2
analogous
#E28F77 #E2C577 #CAE277
triadic
#E2C577 #77E2C5 #C577E2
tetradic
#E2C577 #77E28F #7794E2 #E277CA
square
#E2C577 #77E28F #7794E2 #E277CA
split-complementary
#E2C577 #77CAE2 #8F77E2
monochromatic
#B79027 #D7AF45 #E2C577 #EDDBA9 #F8F0DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#E2C577 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.49
#E2C577 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C577
12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C577 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C577 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.49 | 12.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C371
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCCB7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1B9B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c577; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 197, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.103 89.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd69f',
500: '#e2c577',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c577; $custom-light: #edd69f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c577",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 197,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.738,
"s": 64.848,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83139,
"c": 0.10293,
"h": 89.7
},
"luminance": 0.57433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C577
secondary
#4564B8
accent
#4ACD19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380