#E9B05E#E9B05E
#E9B05E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.492; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.120 H 74.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9B05E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 176, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 76%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.5%, 59.7%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.57, 12.02, 49.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.57, 50.81, 76.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.38% 0.0319 0.1152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.38% 0.12 74.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1528, 49.1860, 17.3872) |
| Luminance | 0.4918 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.71
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.74
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.13
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.36
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.94
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9B05E #5E97E9
analogous
#E96B5E #E9B05E #DCE95E
triadic
#E9B05E #5EE9B0 #B05EE9
tetradic
#E9B05E #5EE96B #5E97E9 #E95EDC
square
#E9B05E #5EE96B #5E97E9 #E95EDC
split-complementary
#E9B05E #5EDCE9 #6B5EE9
monochromatic
#B47419 #E29628 #E9B05E #F0CA94 #F8E5CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#E9B05E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.84
#E9B05E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9B05E
10.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9B05E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9B05E | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.84 | 10.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2C060
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCA19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9b05e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 176, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.120 74.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c78e',
500: '#e9b05e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9b05e; $custom-light: #f4c78e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9b05e",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 176,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.396,
"s": 75.956,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79381,
"c": 0.11957,
"h": 74.5
},
"luminance": 0.49182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9B05E
secondary
#B9CDEA
accent
#61D80D
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#17130C
muted
#85827D