#E8BC73#E8BC73
#E8BC73 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.104 H 79.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8BC73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 188, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 72%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 50.4%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.67, 6.96, 42.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.67, 43.24, 80.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.88% 0.0196 0.1025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.88% 0.104 79.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.3587, 54.3631, 23.8463) |
| Luminance | 0.5436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.85
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.17
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.70
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.02
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.25
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8BC73 #739FE8
analogous
#E88173 #E8BC73 #D9E873
triadic
#E8BC73 #73E8BC #BC73E8
tetradic
#E8BC73 #73E881 #739FE8 #E873D9
square
#E8BC73 #73E881 #739FE8 #E873D9
split-complementary
#E8BC73 #73D9E8 #8173E8
monochromatic
#C18420 #DFA33E #E8BC73 #F1D5A8 #F9EEDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#E8BC73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.87
#E8BC73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8BC73
11.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8BC73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8BC73 | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.87 | 11.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEBC6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C775
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9AFAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8bc73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 188, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.104 79.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2d09c',
500: '#e8bc73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8bc73; $custom-light: #f2d09c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8bc73",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 188,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.436,
"s": 71.779,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81876,
"c": 0.10434,
"h": 79.2
},
"luminance": 0.5436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8BC73
secondary
#4070C0
accent
#5BD412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17130E
muted
#85837F