#E8BE5D#E8BE5D
#E8BE5D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.548; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.125 H 85.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8BE5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 190, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 75%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 59.9%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.91, 4.17, 53.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.91, 53.83, 85.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.98% 0.0088 0.1244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.98% 0.125 85.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6706, 54.7762, 18.0998) |
| Luminance | 0.5477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.17
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.45
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.64
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.80
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.18
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8BE5D #5D87E8
analogous
#E8785D #E8BE5D #CCE85D
triadic
#E8BE5D #5DE8BE #BE5DE8
tetradic
#E8BE5D #5DE878 #5D87E8 #E85DCC
square
#E8BE5D #5DE878 #5D87E8 #E85DCC
split-complementary
#E8BE5D #5DCCE8 #785DE8
monochromatic
#B18319 #E0A827 #E8BE5D #F0D493 #F7E9C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#E8BE5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.95
#E8BE5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8BE5D
11.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8BE5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8BE5D | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.95 | 11.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BD53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC861
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAB0A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8be5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 190, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.125 85.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3d18e',
500: '#e8be5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8be5d; $custom-light: #f3d18e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8be5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 190,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.871,
"s": 75.135,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8198,
"c": 0.12475,
"h": 85.9
},
"luminance": 0.54773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8BE5D
secondary
#375CB2
accent
#4BD70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F