#E4C573#E4C573
#E4C573 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.108 H 89.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C573 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 197, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 68%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 49.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.55, 0.62, 44.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.55, 44.92, 89.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.27% 0.0013 0.1075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.27% 0.108 89.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0576, 57.6668, 24.4471) |
| Luminance | 0.5766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.34
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.48
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.68
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.86
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.12
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C573 #7392E4
analogous
#E48D73 #E4C573 #CAE473
triadic
#E4C573 #73E4C5 #C573E4
tetradic
#E4C573 #73E48D #7392E4 #E473CA
square
#E4C573 #73E48D #7392E4 #E473CA
split-complementary
#E4C573 #73CAE4 #8D73E4
monochromatic
#B99024 #DAB040 #E4C573 #EEDAA6 #F8F0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#E4C573 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.53
#E4C573 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C573
12.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C573 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C573 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.53 | 12.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C36C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDCC76
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4B9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c573; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 197, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.108 89.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd69d',
500: '#e4c573',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c573; $custom-light: #efd69d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c573",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 197,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.54,
"s": 67.665,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83267,
"c": 0.10753,
"h": 89.3
},
"luminance": 0.57664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C573
secondary
#4263B9
accent
#49D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F