#E5C873#E5C873
#E5C873 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.592; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.110 H 91.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5C873 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 200, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 69%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 50%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 49.8%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.41, -0.52, 45.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.41, 45.98, 90.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.96% -0.0021 0.1099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.96% 0.11 91.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0639, 59.2069, 24.6913) |
| Luminance | 0.5920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.48
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.68
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.06
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.38
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.61
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5C873 #7390E5
analogous
#E58F73 #E5C873 #C9E573
triadic
#E5C873 #73E5C8 #C873E5
tetradic
#E5C873 #73E58F #7390E5 #E573C9
square
#E5C873 #73E58F #7390E5 #E573C9
split-complementary
#E5C873 #73C9E5 #8F73E5
monochromatic
#BB9423 #DBB43F #E5C873 #EFDCA7 #F8F1DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#E5C873 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.84
#E5C873 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5C873
12.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5C873 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5C873 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.84 | 12.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C56C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CE76
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4BCB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5c873; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 200, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.110 91.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd89d',
500: '#e5c873',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5c873; $custom-light: #efd89d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5c873",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 200,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.737,
"s": 68.675,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8396,
"c": 0.10989,
"h": 91.1
},
"luminance": 0.59204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5C873
secondary
#4160BB
accent
#45D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F