#E8BC74#E8BC74
#E8BC74 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.103 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8BC74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 188, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 72%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 50%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.69, 7.05, 42.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.69, 42.77, 80.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.89% 0.02 0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.89% 0.103 78.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4166, 54.3862, 24.1510) |
| Luminance | 0.5438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.87
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.99
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.60
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.92
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.33
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8BC74 #74A0E8
analogous
#E88274 #E8BC74 #DAE874
triadic
#E8BC74 #74E8BC #BC74E8
tetradic
#E8BC74 #74E882 #74A0E8 #E874DA
square
#E8BC74 #74E882 #74A0E8 #E874DA
split-complementary
#E8BC74 #74DAE8 #8274E8
monochromatic
#C28420 #DFA33F #E8BC74 #F1D5A9 #F9EFDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#E8BC74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.88
#E8BC74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8BC74
11.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8BC74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8BC74 | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.88 | 11.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEBC6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C776
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9AFAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8bc74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 188, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.103 78.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2d09d',
500: '#e8bc74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8bc74; $custom-light: #f2d09d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8bc74",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 188,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.241,
"s": 71.605,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8189,
"c": 0.10341,
"h": 78.9
},
"luminance": 0.54383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8BC74
secondary
#4071C0
accent
#5BD412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17130E
muted
#85837F