#E8BC61#E8BC61
#E8BC61 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.120 H 83.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8BC61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 188, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 75%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 58.2%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.45, 5.50, 51.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.45, 51.55, 83.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.63% 0.0132 0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.63% 0.12 83.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.4222, 53.9885, 18.9139) |
| Luminance | 0.5399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.14
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.63
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.88
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.25
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.31
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8BC61 #618DE8
analogous
#E87861 #E8BC61 #D1E861
triadic
#E8BC61 #61E8BC #BC61E8
tetradic
#E8BC61 #61E878 #618DE8 #E861D1
square
#E8BC61 #61E878 #618DE8 #E861D1
split-complementary
#E8BC61 #61D1E8 #7861E8
monochromatic
#B4821A #E0A52C #E8BC61 #F0D396 #F8E9CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#E8BC61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.80
#E8BC61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8BC61
11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8BC61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8BC61 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.80 | 11.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0BB58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC764
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAAEA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8bc61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 188, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.120 83.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2cf90',
500: '#e8bc61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8bc61; $custom-light: #f2cf90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8bc61",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 188,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.444,
"s": 74.586,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81634,
"c": 0.12042,
"h": 83.7
},
"luminance": 0.53985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8BC61
secondary
#3961B5
accent
#50D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17130D
muted
#85837F