#E9BE72#E9BE72
#E9BE72 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.554; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.107 H 80.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9BE72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 190, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 73%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 51%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.5%, 51.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.25, 6.23, 43.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.25, 44.36, 81.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.35% 0.0173 0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.35% 0.107 80.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0573, 55.3685, 23.7035) |
| Luminance | 0.5536 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.97
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.84
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.09
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.23
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.49
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9BE72 #729DE9
analogous
#E98272 #E9BE72 #D9E972
triadic
#E9BE72 #72E9BE #BE72E9
tetradic
#E9BE72 #72E982 #729DE9 #E972D9
square
#E9BE72 #72E982 #729DE9 #E972D9
split-complementary
#E9BE72 #72D9E9 #8272E9
monochromatic
#C2871E #E1A63D #E9BE72 #F1D6A7 #FAEFDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#E9BE72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.07
#E9BE72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9BE72
12.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9BE72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9BE72 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.07 | 12.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0BE6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC974
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAB1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9be72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 190, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.107 80.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2d19c',
500: '#e9be72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9be72; $custom-light: #f2d19c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9be72",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 190,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.319,
"s": 73.006,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82349,
"c": 0.10657,
"h": 80.7
},
"luminance": 0.55365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9BE72
secondary
#3E6EC1
accent
#57D510
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F