#E6BD5C#E6BD5C
#E6BD5C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.124 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6BD5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 189, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 73%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 60%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.46, 3.79, 53.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.46, 53.70, 85.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.58% 0.0077 0.1242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.58% 0.124 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7651, 53.9940, 17.7658) |
| Luminance | 0.5399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.20
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.27
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.55
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.85
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.89
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6BD5C #5C85E6
analogous
#E6785C #E6BD5C #CAE65C
triadic
#E6BD5C #5CE6BD #BD5CE6
tetradic
#E6BD5C #5CE678 #5C85E6 #E65CCA
square
#E6BD5C #5CE678 #5C85E6 #E65CCA
split-complementary
#E6BD5C #5CCAE6 #785CE6
monochromatic
#AD821B #DEA827 #E6BD5C #EED291 #F6E8C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#E6BD5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.80
#E6BD5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6BD5C
11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6BD5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6BD5C | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.80 | 11.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BC52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC760
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8AFA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6bd5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 189, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.124 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d08d',
500: '#e6bd5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6bd5c; $custom-light: #f1d08d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6bd5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 189,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.174,
"s": 73.404,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81575,
"c": 0.12439,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.53991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6BD5C
secondary
#385BAE
accent
#4BD610
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F