#E8C35D#E8C35D
#E8C35D is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.570; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.128 H 89.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8C35D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 195, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 75%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 59.9%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.17, 1.56, 55.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.17, 55.12, 88.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.97% 0.0013 0.1275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.97% 0.128 89.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.7722, 56.9793, 18.4669) |
| Luminance | 0.5698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.09
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.39
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.67
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.27
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.23
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8C35D #5D82E8
analogous
#E87D5D #E8C35D #C7E85D
triadic
#E8C35D #5DE8C3 #C35DE8
tetradic
#E8C35D #5DE87D #5D82E8 #E85DC7
square
#E8C35D #5DE87D #5D82E8 #E85DC7
split-complementary
#E8C35D #5DC7E8 #7D5DE8
monochromatic
#B18919 #E0AF27 #E8C35D #F0D793 #F7EBC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#E8C35D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.40
#E8C35D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8C35D
12.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8C35D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8C35D | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.40 | 12.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C153
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCB61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAB5AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8c35d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 195, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.128 89.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2d48e',
500: '#e8c35d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8c35d; $custom-light: #f2d48e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8c35d",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 195,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.029,
"s": 75.135,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82969,
"c": 0.12751,
"h": 89.4
},
"luminance": 0.56976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8C35D
secondary
#3758B2
accent
#44D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F