#E5BD46#E5BD46
#E5BD46 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.141 H 90.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5BD46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 189, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 75%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 69%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 69.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.17, 2.04, 62.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.17, 62.91, 88.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.26% 0 0.1407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.26% 0.141 90) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.6190, 53.4985, 13.4006) |
| Luminance | 0.5350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.90
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.10
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.66
Golden
#F5BF03
ΔE00 4.97
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.03
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5BD46 #466EE5
analogous
#E56D46 #E5BD46 #BDE546
triadic
#E5BD46 #46E5BD #BD46E5
tetradic
#E5BD46 #46E56D #466EE5 #E546BD
square
#E5BD46 #46E56D #466EE5 #E546BD
split-complementary
#E5BD46 #46BDE5 #6D46E5
monochromatic
#9B7916 #D0A31D #E5BD46 #EDD07C #F4E3B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#E5BD46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.70
#E5BD46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5BD46
11.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5BD46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5BD46 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.70 | 11.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BB36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC64C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7AEA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5bd46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 189, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.141 90.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d080',
500: '#e5bd46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5bd46; $custom-light: #f1d080; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5bd46",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 189,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.906,
"s": 75.355,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81262,
"c": 0.1407,
"h": 90
},
"luminance": 0.53495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5BD46
secondary
#314C9E
accent
#65F236
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E