#E5C05E#E5C05E
#E5C05E is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.124 H 88.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5C05E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 192, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 59%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.14, 1.95, 53.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.14, 53.42, 87.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.1% 0.0027 0.124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.1% 0.124 88.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1856, 55.1684, 18.4347) |
| Luminance | 0.5516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.45
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.00
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.18
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.56
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.10
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5C05E #5E83E5
analogous
#E57C5E #E5C05E #C6E55E
triadic
#E5C05E #5EE5C0 #C05EE5
tetradic
#E5C05E #5EE57C #5E83E5 #E55EC6
square
#E5C05E #5EE57C #5E83E5 #E55EC6
split-complementary
#E5C05E #5EC6E5 #7C5EE5
monochromatic
#AD851C #DCAB29 #E5C05E #EED593 #F6E9C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#E5C05E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.03
#E5C05E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5C05E
12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5C05E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5C05E | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.03 | 12.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BE54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC862
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5c05e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 192, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.124 88.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0d28f',
500: '#e5c05e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5c05e; $custom-light: #f0d28f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5c05e",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 192,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.556,
"s": 72.193,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82095,
"c": 0.12405,
"h": 88.8
},
"luminance": 0.55165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5C05E
secondary
#3959AE
accent
#47D411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F