#E9B26E#E9B26E
#E9B26E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.503; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.107 H 71.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9B26E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 178, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.6%, 52.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.25, 12.21, 42.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.25, 43.96, 73.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.98% 0.0344 0.1011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.98% 0.107 71.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.3417, 50.2936, 21.6996) |
| Luminance | 0.5029 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.13
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.89
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.31
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.51
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.53
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9B26E #6EA5E9
analogous
#E9756E #E9B26E #E2E96E
triadic
#E9B26E #6EE9B2 #B26EE9
tetradic
#E9B26E #6EE975 #6EA5E9 #E96EE2
square
#E9B26E #6EE975 #6EA5E9 #E96EE2
split-complementary
#E9B26E #6EE2E9 #756EE9
monochromatic
#C0771D #E19639 #E9B26E #F1CEA3 #F9EAD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#E9B26E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.06
#E9B26E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9B26E
11.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9B26E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9B26E | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.06 | 11.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B468
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2C170
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBA4A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9b26e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 178, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.107 71.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3c999',
500: '#e9b26e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9b26e; $custom-light: #f3c999; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9b26e",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 178,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.171,
"s": 73.653,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79978,
"c": 0.10679,
"h": 71.2
},
"luminance": 0.5029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9B26E
secondary
#3D77BE
accent
#68D610
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F5
border
#D7D2CF
text
#17130E
muted
#85827F