#E5BE79#E5BE79
#E5BE79 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.098 H 81.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5BE79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 190, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 68%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 47%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 47.2%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.97, 5.24, 39.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.97, 40.28, 82.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.07% 0.0154 0.0968) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.07% 0.098 81) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1797, 54.8682, 25.8223) |
| Luminance | 0.5486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.19
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.75
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 4.75
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.45
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.94
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5BE79 #79A0E5
analogous
#E58879 #E5BE79 #D6E579
triadic
#E5BE79 #79E5BE #BE79E5
tetradic
#E5BE79 #79E588 #79A0E5 #E579D6
square
#E5BE79 #79E588 #79A0E5 #E579D6
split-complementary
#E5BE79 #79D6E5 #8879E5
monochromatic
#BF8725 #DBA546 #E5BE79 #EFD7AC #F9F0E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#E5BE79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.97
#E5BE79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5BE79
11.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5BE79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5BE79 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.97 | 11.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBE74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C87B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5B2AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5be79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 190, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.098 81.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd1a1',
500: '#e5be79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5be79; $custom-light: #efd1a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5be79",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 190,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.333,
"s": 67.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82065,
"c": 0.09797,
"h": 81
},
"luminance": 0.54865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5BE79
secondary
#4671BD
accent
#59CF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380