#E7C577#E7C577
#E7C577 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.583; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.105 H 86.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7C577 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 197, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 70%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 48%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 48.5%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.88, 2.21, 43.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.88, 43.44, 87.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.61% 0.0062 0.1044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.61% 0.105 86.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2530, 58.2560, 25.7307) |
| Luminance | 0.5825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.43
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.30
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.21
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.42
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.44
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7C577 #7799E7
analogous
#E78D77 #E7C577 #D1E777
triadic
#E7C577 #77E7C5 #C577E7
tetradic
#E7C577 #77E78D #7799E7 #E777D1
square
#E7C577 #77E78D #7799E7 #E777D1
split-complementary
#E7C577 #77D1E7 #8D77E7
monochromatic
#C19122 #DEAF43 #E7C577 #F0DBAB #F9F1DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#E7C577 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.65
#E7C577 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7C577
12.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7C577 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7C577 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.65 | 12.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C371
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECD7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7B9B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7c577; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 197, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.105 86.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d69f',
500: '#e7c577',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7c577; $custom-light: #f1d69f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7c577",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 197,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.786,
"s": 70,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83607,
"c": 0.10454,
"h": 86.6
},
"luminance": 0.58253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7C577
secondary
#4369BF
accent
#4DD214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380