#E4C877#E4C877
#E4C877 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.591; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.106 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C877 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 200, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 67%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 48%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 47.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.37, -0.57, 43.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.37, 43.93, 90.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.93% -0.0017 0.1056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.93% 0.106 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.9808, 59.1369, 25.9150) |
| Luminance | 0.5913 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.40
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.88
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.29
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.94
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.10
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C877 #7793E4
analogous
#E49177 #E4C877 #C9E477
triadic
#E4C877 #77E4C8 #C877E4
tetradic
#E4C877 #77E491 #7793E4 #E477C9
square
#E4C877 #77E491 #7793E4 #E477C9
split-complementary
#E4C877 #77C9E4 #9177E4
monochromatic
#BB9525 #DAB344 #E4C877 #EEDDAA #F8F1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#E4C877 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.83
#E4C877 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C877
12.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C877 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C877 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.83 | 12.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C570
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCE7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3BCB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c877; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 200, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.106 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed89f',
500: '#e4c877',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c877; $custom-light: #eed89f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c877",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 200,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.587,
"s": 66.871,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83925,
"c": 0.10563,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.59134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C877
secondary
#4463BB
accent
#46CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380