#E8BA57#E8BA57
#E8BA57 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.530; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.128 H 84.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8BA57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 186, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 62.5%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.85, 5.86, 55.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.85, 55.56, 83.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.13% 0.013 0.1271) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.13% 0.128 84.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5607, 52.9650, 16.4698) |
| Luminance | 0.5296 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.03
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.35
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.18
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.35
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.37
Golden Rod
#F9BC08
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8BA57 #5785E8
analogous
#E87257 #E8BA57 #CDE857
triadic
#E8BA57 #57E8BA #BA57E8
tetradic
#E8BA57 #57E872 #5785E8 #E857CD
square
#E8BA57 #57E872 #5785E8 #E857CD
split-complementary
#E8BA57 #57CDE8 #7257E8
monochromatic
#AD7E18 #E1A421 #E8BA57 #EFD08D #F7E6C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#E8BA57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.59
#E8BA57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8BA57
11.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8BA57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8BA57 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.59 | 11.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB94D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C55B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8ba57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 186, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.128 84.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3ce8a',
500: '#e8ba57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8ba57; $custom-light: #f3ce8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8ba57",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 186,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.966,
"s": 75.916,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81129,
"c": 0.12772,
"h": 84.2
},
"luminance": 0.52962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8BA57
secondary
#355CAE
accent
#4ED80D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFAF4
border
#D7D3CE
text
#17130C
muted
#85837F