#E3CE99#E3CE99
#E3CE99 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.628; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.073 H 88.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3CE99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 206, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 57%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 33%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 32.6%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.32, -0.40, 29.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.32, 29.08, 90.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.62% 0.0014 0.0729) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.62% 0.073 88.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5005, 62.7753, 39.1134) |
| Luminance | 0.6277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.84
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.88
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.58
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.60
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 6.07
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3CE99 #99AEE3
analogous
#E3A999 #E3CE99 #D3E399
triadic
#E3CE99 #99E3CE #CE99E3
tetradic
#E3CE99 #99E3A9 #99AEE3 #E399D3
square
#E3CE99 #99E3A9 #99AEE3 #E399D3
split-complementary
#E3CE99 #99D3E3 #A999E3
monochromatic
#C9A039 #D6B769 #E3CE99 #F0E5C9 #F8F3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#E3CE99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.55
#E3CE99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3CE99
13.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3CE99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3CE99 | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.55 | 13.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DACC95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFD29B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFC5C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3ce99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 206, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.073 88.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdcb7',
500: '#e3ce99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3ce99; $custom-light: #ecdcb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3ce99",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 206,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.973,
"s": 56.923,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85618,
"c": 0.07286,
"h": 88.9
},
"luminance": 0.62773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3CE99
secondary
#647DBC
accent
#4FC421
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#161511
muted
#858481