#E4C66D#E4C66D
#E4C66D is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.580; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.114 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C66D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 198, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 52.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.73, -0.42, 48.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.73, 48.08, 90.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.38% -0.0024 0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.38% 0.114 91.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.9514, 57.9888, 22.7635) |
| Luminance | 0.5799 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.96
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.00
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.17
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.20
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.39
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C66D #6D8BE4
analogous
#E48A6D #E4C66D #C6E46D
triadic
#E4C66D #6DE4C6 #C66DE4
tetradic
#E4C66D #6DE48A #6D8BE4 #E46DC6
square
#E4C66D #6DE48A #6D8BE4 #E46DC6
split-complementary
#E4C66D #6DC6E4 #8A6DE4
monochromatic
#B59021 #DAB239 #E4C66D #EEDAA1 #F7EED4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#E4C66D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.60
#E4C66D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C66D
12.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C66D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C66D | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.60 | 12.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C365
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCC70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4B9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c66d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 198, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.114 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd799',
500: '#e4c66d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c66d; $custom-light: #efd799; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c66d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 198,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.874,
"s": 68.786,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83384,
"c": 0.11405,
"h": 91.2
},
"luminance": 0.57986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C66D
secondary
#405DB6
accent
#44D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F