#E6C35D#E6C35D
#E6C35D is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.566; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.127 H 90.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6C35D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 195, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 73%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 59.6%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.98, 0.73, 54.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.98, 54.84, 89.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.78% -0.001 0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.78% 0.127 90.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1265, 56.6464, 18.4367) |
| Luminance | 0.5664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.04
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.06
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.62
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.23
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.07
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6C35D #5D80E6
analogous
#E67E5D #E6C35D #C4E65D
triadic
#E6C35D #5DE6C3 #C35DE6
tetradic
#E6C35D #5DE67E #5D80E6 #E65DC4
square
#E6C35D #5DE67E #5D80E6 #E65DC4
split-complementary
#E6C35D #5DC4E6 #7E5DE6
monochromatic
#AE881B #DEAF28 #E6C35D #EED792 #F6EAC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#E6C35D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.33
#E6C35D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6C35D
12.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6C35D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6C35D | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.33 | 12.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C153
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCA61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7B5AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6c35d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 195, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.127 90.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d48e',
500: '#e6c35d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6c35d; $custom-light: #f1d48e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6c35d",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 195,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.672,
"s": 73.262,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82777,
"c": 0.12699,
"h": 90.5
},
"luminance": 0.56644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6C35D
secondary
#3857AF
accent
#43D510
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F