#E9BC60#E9BC60
#E9BC60 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.541; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.122 H 83.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9BC60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 188, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 76%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 59%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 58.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.54, 5.84, 51.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.54, 52.19, 83.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.72% 0.014 0.1209) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.72% 0.122 83.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.7015, 54.1378, 18.6852) |
| Luminance | 0.5413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.92
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.86
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.08
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.32
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.47
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9BC60 #608DE9
analogous
#E97860 #E9BC60 #D2E960
triadic
#E9BC60 #60E9BC #BC60E9
tetradic
#E9BC60 #60E978 #608DE9 #E960D2
square
#E9BC60 #60E978 #608DE9 #E960D2
split-complementary
#E9BC60 #60D2E9 #7860E9
monochromatic
#B58219 #E2A52A #E9BC60 #F0D396 #F8E9CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#E9BC60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.83
#E9BC60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9BC60
11.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9BC60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9BC60 | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.83 | 11.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0BC57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC763
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBAEA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9bc60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 188, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.122 83.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3cf90',
500: '#e9bc60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9bc60; $custom-light: #f3cf90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9bc60",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 188,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.292,
"s": 75.691,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81721,
"c": 0.12168,
"h": 83.4
},
"luminance": 0.54135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9BC60
secondary
#3861B5
accent
#50D80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17130D
muted
#85837F