#E8CD7D#E8CD7D
#E8CD7D is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.623; OKLCH L 85.4% C 0.104 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8CD7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 205, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 70%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 46%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 46.1%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.07, -0.97, 43.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.07, 43.15, 91.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.38% -0.0025 0.1042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.38% 0.104 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8135, 62.3016, 28.3255) |
| Luminance | 0.6230 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.51
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.01
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.36
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.65
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.19
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8CD7D #7D98E8
analogous
#E8987D #E8CD7D #CDE87D
triadic
#E8CD7D #7DE8CD #CD7DE8
tetradic
#E8CD7D #7DE898 #7D98E8 #E87DCD
square
#E8CD7D #7DE898 #7D98E8 #E87DCD
split-complementary
#E8CD7D #7DCDE8 #987DE8
monochromatic
#C79E23 #DFB949 #E8CD7D #F1E1B1 #FAF5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E8CD7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.46
#E8CD7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8CD7D
13.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8CD7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8CD7D | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.46 | 13.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDCA77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D280
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7C1BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8cd7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 205, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.4% 0.104 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1dca4',
500: '#e8cd7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8cd7d; $custom-light: #f1dca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8cd7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 205,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.86,
"s": 69.935,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85382,
"c": 0.10423,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.62299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8CD7D
secondary
#4967C1
accent
#44D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF6
border
#D6D4D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480