#E9BC6C#E9BC6C
#E9BC6C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.111 H 80.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9BC6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 188, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 74%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 53.6%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.68, 6.77, 46.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.68, 46.70, 81.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.88% 0.0182 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.88% 0.111 80.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2967, 54.3759, 21.8202) |
| Luminance | 0.5437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.14
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.10
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.36
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 6.38
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.63
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9BC6C #6C99E9
analogous
#E97E6C #E9BC6C #D8E96C
triadic
#E9BC6C #6CE9BC #BC6CE9
tetradic
#E9BC6C #6CE97E #6C99E9 #E96CD8
square
#E9BC6C #6CE97E #6C99E9 #E96CD8
split-complementary
#E9BC6C #6CD8E9 #7E6CE9
monochromatic
#BE841C #E1A437 #E9BC6C #F1D4A1 #F9EDD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#E9BC6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.87
#E9BC6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9BC6C
11.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9BC6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9BC6C | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.87 | 11.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFBC65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC76E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAAFA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9bc6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 188, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.111 80.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3d098',
500: '#e9bc6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9bc6c; $custom-light: #f3d098; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9bc6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 188,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.4,
"s": 73.964,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81875,
"c": 0.11123,
"h": 80.6
},
"luminance": 0.54373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9BC6C
secondary
#3C6BBD
accent
#57D60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17130E
muted
#85837F