#E7C669#E7C669
#E7C669 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.119 H 90.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7C669 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 198, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 72%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 55%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 54.5%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.96, 0.49, 50.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.96, 50.35, 89.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.61% -0.0004 0.1186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.61% 0.119 90.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7012, 58.3998, 21.7002) |
| Luminance | 0.5840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.82
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.58
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.69
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.22
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.33
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7C669 #698AE7
analogous
#E78769 #E7C669 #C9E769
triadic
#E7C669 #69E7C6 #C669E7
tetradic
#E7C669 #69E787 #698AE7 #E769C9
square
#E7C669 #69E787 #698AE7 #E769C9
split-complementary
#E7C669 #69C9E7 #8769E7
monochromatic
#B8901D #DFB234 #E7C669 #EFDA9E #F8EED3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#E7C669 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#E7C669 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7C669
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7C669 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7C669 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C461
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CD6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8B9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7c669; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 198, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.119 90.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d796',
500: '#e7c669',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7c669; $custom-light: #f1d796; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7c669",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 198,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.286,
"s": 72.414,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83613,
"c": 0.11858,
"h": 90.2
},
"luminance": 0.58397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7C669
secondary
#3C5DB8
accent
#44D411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F