#E4C05E#E4C05E
#E4C05E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.124 H 89.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C05E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 192, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 58.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.04, 1.53, 53.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.04, 53.28, 88.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82% 0.0015 0.1238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82% 0.124 89.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8673, 55.0043, 18.4197) |
| Luminance | 0.5500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.27
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.97
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.15
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.53
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.03
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C05E #5E82E4
analogous
#E47D5E #E4C05E #C5E45E
triadic
#E4C05E #5EE4C0 #C05EE4
tetradic
#E4C05E #5EE47D #5E82E4 #E45EC5
square
#E4C05E #5EE47D #5E82E4 #E45EC5
split-complementary
#E4C05E #5EC5E4 #7D5EE4
monochromatic
#AB851D #DBAB2A #E4C05E #EDD592 #F6E9C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#E4C05E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.00
#E4C05E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C05E
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C05E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C05E | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BE54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC862
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c05e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 192, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.124 89.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0d28f',
500: '#e4c05e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c05e; $custom-light: #f0d28f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c05e",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 192,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.881,
"s": 71.277,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81998,
"c": 0.12376,
"h": 89.3
},
"luminance": 0.55001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C05E
secondary
#3A59AD
accent
#46D312
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F