#E5B057#E5B057
#E5B057 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.123 H 78.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5B057 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 176, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 73%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 62%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.1%, 62%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.08, 9.87, 52.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.08, 52.98, 79.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.88% 0.0249 0.1203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.88% 0.123 78.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5615, 48.4002, 15.7468) |
| Luminance | 0.4840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.74
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.48
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.78
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.96
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.16
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5B057 #578CE5
analogous
#E56957 #E5B057 #D3E557
triadic
#E5B057 #57E5B0 #B057E5
tetradic
#E5B057 #57E569 #578CE5 #E557D3
square
#E5B057 #57E569 #578CE5 #E557D3
split-complementary
#E5B057 #57D3E5 #6957E5
monochromatic
#A8731A #DD9722 #E5B057 #EDC98C #F5E2C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#E5B057 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#E5B057 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5B057
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5B057 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5B057 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B14E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BE5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7A19C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5b057; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 176, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.123 78.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1c789',
500: '#e5b057',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5b057; $custom-light: #f1c789; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5b057",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 176,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.606,
"s": 73.196,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7888,
"c": 0.12281,
"h": 78.3
},
"luminance": 0.48397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5B057
secondary
#B2C5E6
accent
#5AD510
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D