#E5C772#E5C772
#E5C772 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.110 H 90.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5C772 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 199, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 69%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 50%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 50.2%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.14, -0.10, 46.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.14, 46.14, 90.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.75% -0.0009 0.1102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.75% 0.11 90.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7758, 58.7223, 24.3129) |
| Luminance | 0.5872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.81
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.98
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.27
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.47
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.64
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5C772 #7290E5
analogous
#E58E72 #E5C772 #C9E572
triadic
#E5C772 #72E5C7 #C772E5
tetradic
#E5C772 #72E58E #7290E5 #E572C9
square
#E5C772 #72E58E #7290E5 #E572C9
split-complementary
#E5C772 #72C9E5 #8E72E5
monochromatic
#BA9322 #DBB23E #E5C772 #EFDCA6 #F8F0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#E5C772 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.74
#E5C772 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5C772
12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5C772 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5C772 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.74 | 12.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C56B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCD75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5BBB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5c772; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 199, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.110 90.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd79c',
500: '#e5c772',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5c772; $custom-light: #efd79c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5c772",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 199,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.348,
"s": 68.862,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83746,
"c": 0.11016,
"h": 90.5
},
"luminance": 0.5872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5C772
secondary
#4161BA
accent
#46D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F