#E5C778#E5C778
#E5C778 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.589; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.104 H 89.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5C778 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 199, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 68%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 48%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 47.6%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.22, 0.45, 43.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.22, 43.27, 89.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.83% 0.0013 0.1042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.83% 0.104 89.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1286, 58.8634, 26.1709) |
| Luminance | 0.5886 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.16
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.44
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.60
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.71
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.27
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5C778 #7896E5
analogous
#E59078 #E5C778 #CCE578
triadic
#E5C778 #78E5C7 #C778E5
tetradic
#E5C778 #78E590 #7896E5 #E578CC
square
#E5C778 #78E590 #7896E5 #E578CC
split-complementary
#E5C778 #78CCE5 #9078E5
monochromatic
#BE9425 #DBB245 #E5C778 #EFDCAB #F9F2DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#E5C778 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.77
#E5C778 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5C778
12.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5C778 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5C778 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.77 | 12.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C572
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCD7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4BBB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5c778; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 199, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.104 89.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd7a0',
500: '#e5c778',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5c778; $custom-light: #efd7a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5c778",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 199,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.486,
"s": 67.702,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83832,
"c": 0.10419,
"h": 89.3
},
"luminance": 0.58861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5C778
secondary
#4566BD
accent
#49D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380