#E8B44F#E8B44F
#E8B44F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.504; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.131 H 81.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8B44F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 180, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 77%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 66%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 65.9%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.29, 8.52, 57.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.29, 57.79, 81.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.88% 0.0197 0.13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.88% 0.131 81.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0142, 50.3663, 14.4304) |
| Luminance | 0.5036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 2.97
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.14
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.40
Orangey Yellow
#FDB915
ΔE00 5.95
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.98
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8B44F #4F83E8
analogous
#E8674F #E8B44F #CFE84F
triadic
#E8B44F #4FE8B4 #B44FE8
tetradic
#E8B44F #4FE867 #4F83E8 #E84FCF
square
#E8B44F #4FE867 #4F83E8 #E84FCF
split-complementary
#E8B44F #4FCFE8 #674FE8
monochromatic
#A77616 #DD9C1D #E8B44F #EFCB85 #F6E2BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#E8B44F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.07
#E8B44F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8B44F
11.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8B44F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8B44F | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.07 | 11.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B444
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C253
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBA49E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8b44f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 180, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.131 81.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3ca84',
500: '#e8b44f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8b44f; $custom-light: #f3ca84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8b44f",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 180,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.608,
"s": 76.884,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79879,
"c": 0.13144,
"h": 81.4
},
"luminance": 0.50363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8B44F
secondary
#335BA9
accent
#52D90C
background
#FFFDFB
surface
#FFF9F2
border
#D7D2CC
text
#18130B
muted
#86827E