#E9B27C#E9B27C
#E9B27C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.506; OKLCH L 80.2% C 0.095 H 65.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9B27C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 178, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 71%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 47%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.6%, 46.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.45, 13.48, 35.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.45, 37.75, 69.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.2% 0.0397 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.2% 0.095 65.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1650, 50.6230, 26.0358) |
| Luminance | 0.5062 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.55
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.11
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.88
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 6.17
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.82
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9B27C #7CB3E9
analogous
#E97C7C #E9B27C #E9E97C
triadic
#E9B27C #7CE9B2 #B27CE9
tetradic
#E9B27C #7CE97C #7CB3E9 #E97CE9
square
#E9B27C #7CE97C #7CB3E9 #E97CE9
split-complementary
#E9B27C #7CE9E9 #7C7CE9
monochromatic
#C97522 #E09348 #E9B27C #F2D1B0 #FBF0E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#E9B27C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.12
#E9B27C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9B27C
11.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9B27C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9B27C | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.12 | 11.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B578
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1C27D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAA6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9b27c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 178, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.2% 0.095 65.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2c9a2',
500: '#e9b27c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9b27c; $custom-light: #f2c9a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9b27c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 178,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.725,
"s": 71.242,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.802,
"c": 0.09496,
"h": 65.3
},
"luminance": 0.5062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9B27C
secondary
#4885C2
accent
#74D312
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F5
border
#D7D2CF
text
#17130F
muted
#858280