#E8CD7E#E8CD7E
#E8CD7E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.623; OKLCH L 85.4% C 0.103 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8CD7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 205, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 70%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 46%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 45.7%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.09, -0.87, 42.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.09, 42.67, 91.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.4% -0.0022 0.1032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.4% 0.103 91.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8777, 62.3272, 28.6636) |
| Luminance | 0.6232 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.62
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.12
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.44
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.80
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.32
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8CD7E #7E99E8
analogous
#E8987E #E8CD7E #CEE87E
triadic
#E8CD7E #7EE8CD #CD7EE8
tetradic
#E8CD7E #7EE898 #7E99E8 #E87ECE
square
#E8CD7E #7EE898 #7E99E8 #E87ECE
split-complementary
#E8CD7E #7ECEE8 #987EE8
monochromatic
#C89E24 #DFB94A #E8CD7E #F1E1B2 #FAF5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E8CD7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.47
#E8CD7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8CD7E
13.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8CD7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8CD7E | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.47 | 13.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDCA78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D281
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7C1BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8cd7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 205, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.4% 0.103 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1dca4',
500: '#e8cd7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8cd7e; $custom-light: #f1dca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8cd7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 205,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.717,
"s": 69.737,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85397,
"c": 0.10319,
"h": 91.2
},
"luminance": 0.62325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8CD7E
secondary
#4A68C1
accent
#44D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF6
border
#D6D4D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480