#E9C367#E9C367
#E9C367 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.573; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.119 H 87.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9C367 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 195, 103) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 75%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 56%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 55.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.37, 2.71, 50.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.37, 50.73, 86.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.18% 0.0057 0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.18% 0.119 87.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5700, 57.3361, 20.9693) |
| Luminance | 0.5733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.17
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.24
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.53
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.20
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.25
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9C367 #678DE9
analogous
#E98267 #E9C367 #CEE967
triadic
#E9C367 #67E9C3 #C367E9
tetradic
#E9C367 #67E982 #678DE9 #E967CE
square
#E9C367 #67E982 #678DE9 #E967CE
split-complementary
#E9C367 #67CEE9 #8267E9
monochromatic
#BB8C1B #E1AE32 #E9C367 #F1D89C #F8EDD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#E9C367 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.47
#E9C367 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9C367
12.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9C367 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9C367 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.47 | 12.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C15F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCC6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAB5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9c367; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 195, 103); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.119 87.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3d495',
500: '#e9c367',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9c367; $custom-light: #f3d495; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9c367",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 195,
"b": 103
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.462,
"s": 74.713,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83183,
"c": 0.11915,
"h": 87.2
},
"luminance": 0.57333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9C367
secondary
#3A60BA
accent
#49D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F