#E8BC62#E8BC62
#E8BC62 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.120 H 83.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8BC62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 188, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 74%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 57.8%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.47, 5.57, 50.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.47, 51.10, 83.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.65% 0.0135 0.1188) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.65% 0.12 83.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.4691, 54.0073, 19.1611) |
| Luminance | 0.5400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.24
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.55
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.85
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.26
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.46
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8BC62 #628EE8
analogous
#E87962 #E8BC62 #D1E862
triadic
#E8BC62 #62E8BC #BC62E8
tetradic
#E8BC62 #62E879 #628EE8 #E862D1
square
#E8BC62 #62E879 #628EE8 #E862D1
split-complementary
#E8BC62 #62D1E8 #7962E8
monochromatic
#B5821B #E0A52D #E8BC62 #F0D397 #F8EACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#E8BC62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.80
#E8BC62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8BC62
11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8BC62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8BC62 | 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)
#CFBC5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC765
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAAEA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8bc62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 188, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.120 83.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2d091',
500: '#e8bc62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8bc62; $custom-light: #f2d091; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8bc62",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 188,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.299,
"s": 74.444,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81646,
"c": 0.11957,
"h": 83.5
},
"luminance": 0.54004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8BC62
secondary
#3962B5
accent
#50D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17130D
muted
#85837F