#E4BD4A#E4BD4A
#E4BD4A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.138 H 90.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4BD4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 189, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 74%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 67.5%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.10, 1.83, 61.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.10, 61.15, 88.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.2% 0 0.1377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.2% 0.138 90) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4313, 53.3866, 14.0729) |
| Luminance | 0.5338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.11
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.41
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.71
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.23
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.39
Golden
#F5BF03
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4BD4A #4A71E4
analogous
#E4704A #E4BD4A #BEE44A
triadic
#E4BD4A #4AE4BD #BD4AE4
tetradic
#E4BD4A #4AE470 #4A71E4 #E44ABE
square
#E4BD4A #4AE470 #4A71E4 #E44ABE
split-complementary
#E4BD4A #4ABEE4 #704AE4
monochromatic
#9C7B17 #D2A41F #E4BD4A #ECD07F #F4E4B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#E4BD4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.68
#E4BD4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4BD4A
11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4BD4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4BD4A | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.68 | 11.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BB3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC64F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6AEA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4bd4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 189, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.138 90.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0d082',
500: '#e4bd4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4bd4a; $custom-light: #f0d082; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4bd4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 189,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.805,
"s": 74.038,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81198,
"c": 0.1377,
"h": 90
},
"luminance": 0.53384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4BD4A
secondary
#334EA0
accent
#66F137
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E