#E9BC69#E9BC69
#E9BC69 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.543; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.114 H 81.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9BC69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 188, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 74%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 55%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 54.9%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.64, 6.52, 47.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.64, 48.08, 82.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.83% 0.0171 0.1126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.83% 0.114 81.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1398, 54.3132, 20.9937) |
| Luminance | 0.5431 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.26
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 5.95
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.03
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.71
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.88
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9BC69 #6996E9
analogous
#E97C69 #E9BC69 #D6E969
triadic
#E9BC69 #69E9BC #BC69E9
tetradic
#E9BC69 #69E97C #6996E9 #E969D6
square
#E9BC69 #69E97C #6996E9 #E969D6
split-complementary
#E9BC69 #69D6E9 #7C69E9
monochromatic
#BC841C #E1A434 #E9BC69 #F1D49E #F9ECD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#E9BC69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.86
#E9BC69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9BC69
11.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9BC69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9BC69 | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.86 | 11.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBC62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC76C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAAEA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9bc69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 188, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.114 81.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3d096',
500: '#e9bc69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9bc69; $custom-light: #f3d096; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9bc69",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 188,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.906,
"s": 74.419,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81834,
"c": 0.1139,
"h": 81.4
},
"luminance": 0.5431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9BC69
secondary
#3B68BB
accent
#55D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17130D
muted
#85837F