#E9B46B#E9B46B
#E9B46B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.510; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.110 H 74.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9B46B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 180, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 54.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.70, 10.90, 44.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.70, 45.61, 76.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.32% 0.0302 0.1054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.32% 0.11 74) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5820, 51.0311, 20.9875) |
| Luminance | 0.5103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.45
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.96
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.34
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.34
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.49
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9B46B #6BA0E9
analogous
#E9756B #E9B46B #DFE96B
triadic
#E9B46B #6BE9B4 #B46BE9
tetradic
#E9B46B #6BE975 #6BA0E9 #E96BDF
square
#E9B46B #6BE975 #6BA0E9 #E96BDF
split-complementary
#E9B46B #6BDFE9 #756BE9
monochromatic
#BD7A1C #E19936 #E9B46B #F1CFA0 #F9EAD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#E9B46B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.21
#E9B46B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9B46B
11.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9B46B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9B46B | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.21 | 11.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8B665
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D4C26D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBA6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9b46b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 180, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.110 74.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3ca97',
500: '#e9b46b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9b46b; $custom-light: #f3ca97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9b46b",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 180,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.762,
"s": 74.118,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80317,
"c": 0.10967,
"h": 74
},
"luminance": 0.51028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9B46B
secondary
#3C72BC
accent
#63D60F
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F5
border
#D7D2CF
text
#17130D
muted
#85827F