#E5B16A#E5B16A
#E5B16A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.107 H 73.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5B16A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 177, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 54%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 53.7%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.54, 10.76, 43.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.54, 44.61, 76.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.32% 0.03 0.1032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.32% 0.107 73.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6392, 49.1462, 20.4518) |
| Luminance | 0.4914 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.23
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.63
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.96
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.03
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.40
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5B16A #6A9EE5
analogous
#E5736A #E5B16A #DCE56A
triadic
#E5B16A #6AE5B1 #B16AE5
tetradic
#E5B16A #6AE573 #6A9EE5 #E56ADC
square
#E5B16A #6AE573 #6A9EE5 #E56ADC
split-complementary
#E5B16A #6ADCE5 #736AE5
monochromatic
#B57620 #DC9636 #E5B16A #EECC9E #F7E8D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#E5B16A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.83
#E5B16A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5B16A
10.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5B16A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5B16A | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.83 | 10.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B364
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BF6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5b16a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 177, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.107 73.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c896',
500: '#e5b16a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5b16a; $custom-light: #f0c896; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5b16a",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 177,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.634,
"s": 70.286,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79315,
"c": 0.10746,
"h": 73.8
},
"luminance": 0.49143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5B16A
secondary
#C1D2EA
accent
#64D213
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FEF8F2
border
#D6D1CC
text
#17130D
muted
#85827E