#E8BE5E#E8BE5E
#E8BE5E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.548; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.124 H 85.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8BE5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 190, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 75%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 59%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 59.5%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.92, 4.24, 53.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.92, 53.39, 85.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.99% 0.0091 0.1236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.99% 0.124 85.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.7152, 54.7940, 18.3345) |
| Luminance | 0.5479 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.23
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.57
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.62
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.90
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.11
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8BE5E #5E88E8
analogous
#E8795E #E8BE5E #CDE85E
triadic
#E8BE5E #5EE8BE #BE5EE8
tetradic
#E8BE5E #5EE879 #5E88E8 #E85ECD
square
#E8BE5E #5EE879 #5E88E8 #E85ECD
split-complementary
#E8BE5E #5ECDE8 #795EE8
monochromatic
#B28419 #E0A828 #E8BE5E #F0D494 #F7E9C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#E8BE5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.96
#E8BE5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8BE5E
11.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8BE5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8BE5E | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.96 | 11.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BD55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC862
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAB0A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8be5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 190, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.124 85.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3d18f',
500: '#e8be5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8be5e; $custom-light: #f3d18f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8be5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 190,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.739,
"s": 75,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81991,
"c": 0.12392,
"h": 85.8
},
"luminance": 0.54791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8BE5E
secondary
#385DB3
accent
#4BD70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F