#E4C486#E4C486
#E4C486 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.087 H 83.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C486 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 196, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 64%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 41%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 41.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.57, 3.01, 35.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.57, 35.43, 85.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.37% 0.0101 0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.37% 0.087 83.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0395, 57.6975, 30.7345) |
| Luminance | 0.5769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.30
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.92
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.93
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.38
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.79
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C486 #86A6E4
analogous
#E49586 #E4C486 #D5E486
triadic
#E4C486 #86E4C4 #C486E4
tetradic
#E4C486 #86E495 #86A6E4 #E486D5
square
#E4C486 #86E495 #86A6E4 #E486D5
split-complementary
#E4C486 #86D5E4 #9586E4
monochromatic
#C4902C #D9AC54 #E4C486 #EFDCB8 #F9F3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#E4C486 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.54
#E4C486 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C486
12.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C486 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C486 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.54 | 12.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C381
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBCB88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2BAB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c486; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 196, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.087 83.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed5aa',
500: '#e4c486',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c486; $custom-light: #eed5aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c486",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 196,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.574,
"s": 63.514,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83368,
"c": 0.08743,
"h": 83.4
},
"luminance": 0.57695
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C486
secondary
#5276BC
accent
#56CB1A
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFBF7
border
#D6D4D0
text
#171410
muted
#858381