#E8CA73#E8CA73
#E8CA73 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.606; OKLCH L 84.6% C 0.112 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8CA73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 202, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 72%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 50.4%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.18, -0.34, 46.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.18, 46.99, 90.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.64% -0.0017 0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.64% 0.112 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4958, 60.6373, 24.8920) |
| Luminance | 0.6063 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.74
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.27
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.50
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.83
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.13
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8CA73 #7391E8
analogous
#E88F73 #E8CA73 #CCE873
triadic
#E8CA73 #73E8CA #CA73E8
tetradic
#E8CA73 #73E88F #7391E8 #E873CC
square
#E8CA73 #73E88F #7391E8 #E873CC
split-complementary
#E8CA73 #73CCE8 #8F73E8
monochromatic
#C19820 #DFB63E #E8CA73 #F1DEA8 #F9F2DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#E8CA73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.13
#E8CA73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8CA73
13.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8CA73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8CA73 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.13 | 13.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC76C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D076
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8BDB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8ca73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 202, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.6% 0.112 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2d99d',
500: '#e8ca73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8ca73; $custom-light: #f2d99d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8ca73",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 202,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.615,
"s": 71.779,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84638,
"c": 0.11208,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.60635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8CA73
secondary
#4060C0
accent
#43D412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F