#E8BB5E#E8BB5E
#E8BB5E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.122 H 83.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8BB5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 187, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 75%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 59%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.4%, 59.5%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.17, 5.81, 52.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.17, 52.68, 83.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.4% 0.0137 0.1217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.4% 0.123 83.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.0721, 53.5078, 18.1202) |
| Luminance | 0.5351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.75
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.82
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.93
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.08
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.58
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8BB5E #5E8BE8
analogous
#E8765E #E8BB5E #D0E85E
triadic
#E8BB5E #5EE8BB #BB5EE8
tetradic
#E8BB5E #5EE876 #5E8BE8 #E85ED0
square
#E8BB5E #5EE876 #5E8BE8 #E85ED0
split-complementary
#E8BB5E #5ED0E8 #765EE8
monochromatic
#B28019 #E0A428 #E8BB5E #F0D294 #F7E8C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#E8BB5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.70
#E8BB5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8BB5E
11.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8BB5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8BB5E | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.70 | 11.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBB55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC661
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAADA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8bb5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 187, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.122 83.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3cf8e',
500: '#e8bb5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8bb5e; $custom-light: #f3cf8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8bb5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 187,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.435,
"s": 75,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81403,
"c": 0.1225,
"h": 83.6
},
"luminance": 0.53505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8BB5E
secondary
#3860B3
accent
#50D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17130C
muted
#85837F