#E4C062#E4C062
#E4C062 is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.120 H 88.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C062 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 192, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 71%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 57%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 57%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.09, 1.82, 51.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.09, 51.45, 87.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.05% 0.0029 0.1203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.05% 0.12 88.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.0515, 55.0779, 19.3897) |
| Luminance | 0.5507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.09
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.37
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.63
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.79
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.79
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C062 #6286E4
analogous
#E47F62 #E4C062 #C7E462
triadic
#E4C062 #62E4C0 #C062E4
tetradic
#E4C062 #62E47F #6286E4 #E462C7
square
#E4C062 #62E47F #6286E4 #E462C7
split-complementary
#E4C062 #62C7E4 #7F62E4
monochromatic
#AE861E #DBAB2E #E4C062 #EDD596 #F6EACA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#E4C062 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.01
#E4C062 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C062
12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C062 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C062 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.01 | 12.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BE59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC866
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5B2AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c062; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 192, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.120 88.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd291',
500: '#e4c062',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c062; $custom-light: #efd291; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c062",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 192,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.385,
"s": 70.652,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82045,
"c": 0.12028,
"h": 88.6
},
"luminance": 0.55075
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C062
secondary
#3B5BAF
accent
#48D313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F