#E4B280#E4B280
#E4B280 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.088 H 66.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4B280 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 178, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 65%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 44%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 43.9%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.01, 11.87, 32.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.01, 34.59, 69.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.76% 0.0356 0.0801) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.76% 0.088 66) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.8135, 49.8963, 27.3197) |
| Luminance | 0.4989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 3.57
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 5.60
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.99
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.38
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.56
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4B280 #80B2E4
analogous
#E48080 #E4B280 #E4E480
triadic
#E4B280 #80E4B2 #B280E4
tetradic
#E4B280 #80E480 #80B2E4 #E480E4
square
#E4B280 #80E480 #80B2E4 #E480E4
split-complementary
#E4B280 #80E4E4 #8080E4
monochromatic
#C17529 #D9934E #E4B280 #EFD1B2 #F9EFE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#E4B280 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.98
#E4B280 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4B280
10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4B280 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4B280 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.98 | 10.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B57C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEC081
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4A7A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4b280; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 178, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.088 66.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eec9a5',
500: '#e4b280',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4b280; $custom-light: #eec9a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4b280",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 178,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 64.935,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79759,
"c": 0.08764,
"h": 66
},
"luminance": 0.49893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4B280
secondary
#D2E0EE
accent
#73CD19
background
#FEFCFA
surface
#FDF8F4
border
#D5D1CE
text
#17130F
muted
#85827F