#E9B97D#E9B97D
#E9B97D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.535; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.095 H 72.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9B97D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 185, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 71%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 46%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 46.4%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.17, 9.87, 36.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.17, 38.25, 75.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.55% 0.0292 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.55% 0.095 72.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6571, 53.5053, 26.8467) |
| Luminance | 0.5350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 3.13
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 5.56
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.58
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.15
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.50
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9B97D #7DADE9
analogous
#E9837D #E9B97D #E3E97D
triadic
#E9B97D #7DE9B9 #B97DE9
tetradic
#E9B97D #7DE983 #7DADE9 #E97DE3
square
#E9B97D #7DE983 #7DADE9 #E97DE3
split-complementary
#E9B97D #7DE3E9 #837DE9
monochromatic
#CA7F22 #E09D49 #E9B97D #F2D5B1 #FBF1E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#E9B97D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.70
#E9B97D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9B97D
11.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9B97D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9B97D | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.70 | 11.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CABB78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C67E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9ADAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9b97d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 185, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.095 72.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2cea3',
500: '#e9b97d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9b97d; $custom-light: #f2cea3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9b97d",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 185,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.333,
"s": 71.053,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81552,
"c": 0.09476,
"h": 72.1
},
"luminance": 0.53502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9B97D
secondary
#487EC2
accent
#68D312
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFAF5
border
#D6D3CF
text
#17130F
muted
#858380