#E6CE99#E6CE99
#E6CE99 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.633; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.074 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6CE99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 206, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 61%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 33%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 33.5%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.58, 0.76, 29.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.58, 29.48, 88.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.88% 0.0047 0.0738) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.88% 0.074 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4552, 63.2675, 39.1581) |
| Luminance | 0.6327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.56
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.58
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.30
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 5.34
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 5.62
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6CE99 #99B1E6
analogous
#E6A899 #E6CE99 #D7E699
triadic
#E6CE99 #99E6CE #CE99E6
tetradic
#E6CE99 #99E6A8 #99B1E6 #E699D7
square
#E6CE99 #99E6A8 #99B1E6 #E699D7
split-complementary
#E6CE99 #99D7E6 #A899E6
monochromatic
#CE9F37 #DAB668 #E6CE99 #F2E6CA #F9F3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#E6CE99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.65
#E6CE99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6CE99
13.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6CE99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6CE99 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.65 | 13.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBCD95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1D39B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C5C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6ce99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 206, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.074 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdcb7',
500: '#e6ce99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6ce99; $custom-light: #efdcb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6ce99",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 206,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.299,
"s": 60.63,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85883,
"c": 0.07392,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.63266
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6CE99
secondary
#6380C0
accent
#53C81D
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#161511
muted
#858481