#E5B56D#E5B56D
#E5B56D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.508; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.106 H 76.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5B56D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 181, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 52%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 52.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.57, 8.90, 43.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.57, 43.94, 78.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.13% 0.0248 0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.13% 0.106 76.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5996, 50.8130, 21.5551) |
| Luminance | 0.5081 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.95
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.07
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.58
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.60
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.92
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5B56D #6D9DE5
analogous
#E5796D #E5B56D #D9E56D
triadic
#E5B56D #6DE5B5 #B56DE5
tetradic
#E5B56D #6DE579 #6D9DE5 #E56DD9
square
#E5B56D #6DE579 #6D9DE5 #E56DD9
split-complementary
#E5B56D #6DD9E5 #796DE5
monochromatic
#B77B21 #DC9B39 #E5B56D #EECFA1 #F8EAD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#E5B56D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.16
#E5B56D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5B56D
11.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5B56D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5B56D | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.16 | 11.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B667
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C26F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6A8A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5b56d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 181, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.106 76.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0cb98',
500: '#e5b56d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5b56d; $custom-light: #f0cb98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5b56d",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 181,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36,
"s": 69.767,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80129,
"c": 0.10582,
"h": 76.4
},
"luminance": 0.5081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5B56D
secondary
#3F6FB7
accent
#60D214
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FEF9F5
border
#D6D2CF
text
#17130E
muted
#85827F