#E9CC83#E9CC83
#E9CC83 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.621; OKLCH L 85.4% C 0.098 H 88.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9CC83 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 204, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 70%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 44%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 43.8%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.99, 0.54, 40.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.99, 40.05, 89.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.37% 0.0024 0.0975) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.37% 0.098 88.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2956, 62.1505, 30.3412) |
| Luminance | 0.6215 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.82
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.21
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.27
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.60
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 6.76
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9CC83 #83A0E9
analogous
#E99983 #E9CC83 #D3E983
triadic
#E9CC83 #83E9CC #CC83E9
tetradic
#E9CC83 #83E999 #83A0E9 #E983D3
square
#E9CC83 #83E999 #83A0E9 #E983D3
split-complementary
#E9CC83 #83D3E9 #9983E9
monochromatic
#CD9D24 #E0B74F #E9CC83 #F2E1B7 #FAF4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E9CC83 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.43
#E9CC83 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9CC83
13.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9CC83 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9CC83 | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.43 | 13.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCCA7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D285
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8C1BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9cc83; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 204, 131); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.4% 0.098 88.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2dba8',
500: '#e9cc83',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9cc83; $custom-light: #f2dba8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9cc83",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 204,
"b": 131
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.941,
"s": 69.863,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85367,
"c": 0.09756,
"h": 88.6
},
"luminance": 0.62148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9CC83
secondary
#4E6FC2
accent
#4AD214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF6
border
#D6D4D0
text
#171510
muted
#858480