#E9CD80#E9CD80
#E9CD80 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.625; OKLCH L 85.5% C 0.101 H 90.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9CD80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 205, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 70%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 45%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 45.1%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.20, -0.28, 41.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.20, 41.82, 90.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.52% -0.0003 0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.52% 0.101 90.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3337, 62.5473, 29.3653) |
| Luminance | 0.6254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.47
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.59
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.07
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.57
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9CD80 #809CE9
analogous
#E99880 #E9CD80 #D0E980
triadic
#E9CD80 #80E9CD #CD80E9
tetradic
#E9CD80 #80E998 #809CE9 #E980D0
square
#E9CD80 #80E998 #809CE9 #E980D0
split-complementary
#E9CD80 #80D0E9 #9880E9
monochromatic
#CB9F23 #E0B84C #E9CD80 #F2E2B4 #FAF5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#E9CD80 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.51
#E9CD80 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9CD80
13.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9CD80 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9CD80 | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.51 | 13.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDCB7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D383
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8C1BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9cd80; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 205, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.5% 0.101 90.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2dca6',
500: '#e9cd80',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9cd80; $custom-light: #f2dca6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9cd80",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 205,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44,
"s": 70.47,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85519,
"c": 0.10139,
"h": 90.2
},
"luminance": 0.62545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9CD80
secondary
#4B6BC2
accent
#46D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF6
border
#D6D4D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480