#E5C87A#E5C87A
#E5C87A is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.594; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.103 H 89.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5C87A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 200, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 67%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 47%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 46.7%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.50, 0.12, 42.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.50, 42.61, 89.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.06% 0.0005 0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.06% 0.103 89.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4820, 59.3742, 26.8938) |
| Luminance | 0.5937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.98
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.26
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.47
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.89
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.32
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5C87A #7A97E5
analogous
#E5937A #E5C87A #CDE57A
triadic
#E5C87A #7AE5C8 #C87AE5
tetradic
#E5C87A #7AE593 #7A97E5 #E57ACD
square
#E5C87A #7AE593 #7A97E5 #E57ACD
split-complementary
#E5C87A #7ACDE5 #937AE5
monochromatic
#BF9625 #DBB347 #E5C87A #EFDDAD #F9F2E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#E5C87A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.87
#E5C87A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5C87A
12.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5C87A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5C87A | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.87 | 12.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C674
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCE7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4BCB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5c87a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 200, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.103 89.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd8a2',
500: '#e5c87a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5c87a; $custom-light: #efd8a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5c87a",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 200,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.738,
"s": 67.296,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84062,
"c": 0.10285,
"h": 89.7
},
"luminance": 0.59372
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5C87A
secondary
#4767BD
accent
#48CF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380