#E7CD8D#E7CD8D
#E7CD8D is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.626; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.087 H 88.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7CD8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 205, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 65%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 39%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 39%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.22, 0.28, 35.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.22, 35.21, 89.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.55% 0.0025 0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.55% 0.087 88.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5954, 62.5769, 34.1335) |
| Luminance | 0.6258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.05
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.42
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.85
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 6.30
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.33
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7CD8D #8DA7E7
analogous
#E7A08D #E7CD8D #D4E78D
triadic
#E7CD8D #8DE7CD #CD8DE7
tetradic
#E7CD8D #8DE7A0 #8DA7E7 #E78DD4
square
#E7CD8D #8DE7A0 #8DA7E7 #E78DD4
split-complementary
#E7CD8D #8DD4E7 #A08DE7
monochromatic
#CE9F2B #DCB75A #E7CD8D #F2E3C0 #FAF4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#E7CD8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.52
#E7CD8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7CD8D
13.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7CD8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7CD8D | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.52 | 13.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBCB88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D28F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C3BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7cd8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 205, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.087 88.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0dcaf',
500: '#e7cd8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7cd8d; $custom-light: #f0dcaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7cd8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 205,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.667,
"s": 65.217,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85553,
"c": 0.08691,
"h": 88.3
},
"luminance": 0.62575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7CD8D
secondary
#5876C1
accent
#4DCD18
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFBF7
border
#D6D4D0
text
#171510
muted
#858481