#E5B266#E5B266
#E5B266 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 79.5% C 0.111 H 76.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5B266 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 178, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 71%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 55%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 55.5%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.74, 9.91, 45.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.74, 46.60, 77.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.45% 0.0269 0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.45% 0.111 76) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6343, 49.4614, 19.4479) |
| Luminance | 0.4946 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.45
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.61
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.84
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.16
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.23
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5B266 #6699E5
analogous
#E57366 #E5B266 #D8E566
triadic
#E5B266 #66E5B2 #B266E5
tetradic
#E5B266 #66E573 #6699E5 #E566D8
square
#E5B266 #66E573 #6699E5 #E566D8
split-complementary
#E5B266 #66D8E5 #7366E5
monochromatic
#B2771E #DC9832 #E5B266 #EECC9A #F7E7CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#E5B266 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.89
#E5B266 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5B266
10.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5B266 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5B266 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.89 | 10.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B35F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C068
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6A4A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5b266; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 178, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.5% 0.111 76.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0c893',
500: '#e5b266',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5b266; $custom-light: #f0c893; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5b266",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 178,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.906,
"s": 70.95,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79452,
"c": 0.11111,
"h": 76
},
"luminance": 0.49458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5B266
secondary
#BECFE9
accent
#60D313
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FEF8F1
border
#D6D1CB
text
#17130D
muted
#85827E