#E4C488#E4C488
#E4C488 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.085 H 82.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C488 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 196, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 63%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 40%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14%, 40.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.60, 3.23, 34.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.60, 34.46, 84.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.4% 0.0109 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.4% 0.085 82.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1803, 57.7538, 31.4761) |
| Luminance | 0.5775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.11
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.61
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.07
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.65
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.78
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C488 #88A8E4
analogous
#E49688 #E4C488 #D6E488
triadic
#E4C488 #88E4C4 #C488E4
tetradic
#E4C488 #88E496 #88A8E4 #E488D6
square
#E4C488 #88E496 #88A8E4 #E488D6
split-complementary
#E4C488 #88D6E4 #9688E4
monochromatic
#C5902D #D9AB56 #E4C488 #EFDDBA #F9F3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#E4C488 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.55
#E4C488 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C488
12.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C488 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C488 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.55 | 12.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C384
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DACB8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2BAB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c488; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 196, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.085 82.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed5ab',
500: '#e4c488',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c488; $custom-light: #eed5ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c488",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 196,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.13,
"s": 63.014,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83403,
"c": 0.08532,
"h": 82.7
},
"luminance": 0.57751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C488
secondary
#5478BD
accent
#58CB1B
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFBF7
border
#D6D4D0
text
#171410
muted
#858381