#E3B151#E3B151
#E3B151 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.8% C 0.127 H 81.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3B151 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 177, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 72%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 64.3%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.06, 8.12, 54.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.06, 55.36, 81.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.8% 0.0191 0.1253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.8% 0.127 81.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8887, 48.3725, 14.5449) |
| Luminance | 0.4837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 3.84
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 4.94
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.74
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.92
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.00
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3B151 #5183E3
analogous
#E36851 #E3B151 #CCE351
triadic
#E3B151 #51E3B1 #B151E3
tetradic
#E3B151 #51E368 #5183E3 #E351CC
square
#E3B151 #51E368 #5183E3 #E351CC
split-complementary
#E3B151 #51CCE3 #6851E3
monochromatic
#A0721A #D59822 #E3B151 #EBC986 #F4E0BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#E3B151 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.67
#E3B151 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3B151
10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3B151 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3B151 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.67 | 10.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B147
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BE54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5A29C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3b151; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 177, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.8% 0.127 81.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c885',
500: '#e3b151',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3b151; $custom-light: #f0c885; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3b151",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 177,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.452,
"s": 72.277,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78801,
"c": 0.12675,
"h": 81.3
},
"luminance": 0.48369
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3B151
secondary
#ACBFE4
accent
#54D411
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8EF
border
#D7D1CA
text
#17130B
muted
#85827C