#E7C16E#E7C16E
#E7C16E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.111 H 85.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7C16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 193, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 72%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 52%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 52.4%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.76, 3.50, 46.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.76, 46.61, 85.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.69% 0.009 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.69% 0.111 85.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.8417, 56.2575, 22.7190) |
| Luminance | 0.5625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.46
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.08
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.88
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.72
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.88
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7C16E #6E94E7
analogous
#E7856E #E7C16E #D1E76E
triadic
#E7C16E #6EE7C1 #C16EE7
tetradic
#E7C16E #6EE785 #6E94E7 #E76ED1
square
#E7C16E #6EE785 #6E94E7 #E76ED1
split-complementary
#E7C16E #6ED1E7 #856EE7
monochromatic
#BC8A1F #DEAB39 #E7C16E #F0D7A3 #F8EED7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#E7C16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.25
#E7C16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7C16E
12.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7C16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7C16E | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.25 | 12.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3C067
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCCA71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8B4AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7c16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 193, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.111 85.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d399',
500: '#e7c16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7c16e; $custom-light: #f1d399; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7c16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 193,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.157,
"s": 71.598,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82687,
"c": 0.11091,
"h": 85.4
},
"luminance": 0.56255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7C16E
secondary
#3E65BB
accent
#4FD412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F