#E9B84C#E9B84C
#E9B84C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.521; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.135 H 84.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9B84C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 184, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 78%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 67%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 67.4%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.36, 6.67, 59.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.36, 60.01, 83.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.73% 0.0139 0.1347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.73% 0.135 84.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0523, 52.1299, 14.1566) |
| Luminance | 0.5213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 2.83
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.74
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.40
Golden Rod
#F9BC08
ΔE00 5.41
Orangey Yellow
#FDB915
ΔE00 5.53
Golden
#F5BF03
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9B84C #4C7DE9
analogous
#E9694C #E9B84C #CBE94C
triadic
#E9B84C #4CE9B8 #B84CE9
tetradic
#E9B84C #4CE969 #4C7DE9 #E94CCB
square
#E9B84C #4CE969 #4C7DE9 #E94CCB
split-complementary
#E9B84C #4CCBE9 #694CE9
monochromatic
#A67914 #DDA01B #E9B84C #F0CE83 #F6E3B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#E9B84C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.43
#E9B84C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9B84C
11.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9B84C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9B84C | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.43 | 11.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB83F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C450
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCA8A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9b84c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 184, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.135 84.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4cd83',
500: '#e9b84c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9b84c; $custom-light: #f4cd83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9b84c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 184,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.274,
"s": 78.109,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8073,
"c": 0.13543,
"h": 84.1
},
"luminance": 0.52126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9B84C
secondary
#3156A8
accent
#4CDA0B
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFAF2
border
#D7D3CC
text
#18130B
muted
#86837E