#E9B85A#E9B85A
#E9B85A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.523; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.125 H 81.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9B85A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 184, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 61%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 61.4%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.49, 7.52, 53.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.49, 54.01, 81.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.87% 0.0182 0.1236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.87% 0.125 81.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5930, 52.3462, 17.0046) |
| Luminance | 0.5234 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.06
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.22
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.28
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 6.40
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.44
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9B85A #5A8BE9
analogous
#E9705A #E9B85A #D2E95A
triadic
#E9B85A #5AE9B8 #B85AE9
tetradic
#E9B85A #5AE970 #5A8BE9 #E95AD2
square
#E9B85A #5AE970 #5A8BE9 #E95AD2
split-complementary
#E9B85A #5AD2E9 #705AE9
monochromatic
#B17C18 #E2A124 #E9B85A #F0CF90 #F7E6C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#E9B85A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.47
#E9B85A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9B85A
11.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9B85A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9B85A | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.47 | 11.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB851
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C55D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBA9A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9b85a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 184, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.125 81.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4cd8c',
500: '#e9b85a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9b85a; $custom-light: #f4cd8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9b85a",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 184,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.441,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80873,
"c": 0.12495,
"h": 81.6
},
"luminance": 0.52343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9B85A
secondary
#3660B1
accent
#53D90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFAF4
border
#D7D3CE
text
#17130C
muted
#85837F