#E4C97D#E4C97D
#E4C97D is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.597; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.100 H 90.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E4C97D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(228, 201, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 66%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 45%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 45.2%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.70, -0.51, 41.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.70, 41.35, 90.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.22% -0.001 0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.22% 0.1 90.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5849, 59.7503, 27.9504) |
| Luminance | 0.5975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.79
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.12
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.49
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.06
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.59
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E4C97D #7D98E4
analogous
#E4967D #E4C97D #CCE47D
triadic
#E4C97D #7DE4C9 #C97DE4
tetradic
#E4C97D #7DE496 #7D98E4 #E47DCC
square
#E4C97D #7DE496 #7D98E4 #E47DCC
split-complementary
#E4C97D #7DCCE4 #967DE4
monochromatic
#BF9728 #D9B44A #E4C97D #EFDEB0 #F9F3E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E4C97D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.95
#E4C97D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E4C97D
12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E4C97D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E4C97D | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.95 | 12.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C777
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCE80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3BEB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e4c97d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(228, 201, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.100 90.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed9a4',
500: '#e4c97d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e4c97d; $custom-light: #eed9a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e4c97d",
"rgb": {
"r": 228,
"g": 201,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.272,
"s": 65.605,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84216,
"c": 0.10019,
"h": 90.6
},
"luminance": 0.59748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E4C97D
secondary
#4967BC
accent
#48CD18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF6
border
#D6D4D0
text
#17140F
muted
#858380