#E9CD90#E9CD90
#E9CD90 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.630; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.084 H 86.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9CD90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 205, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 67%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 38%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12%, 38.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.44, 1.40, 33.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.44, 34.02, 87.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.79% 0.0059 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.79% 0.084 86) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4710, 63.0022, 35.3555) |
| Luminance | 0.6300 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.95
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.55
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 5.69
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.69
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.80
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9CD90 #90ACE9
analogous
#E9A190 #E9CD90 #D8E990
triadic
#E9CD90 #90E9CD #CD90E9
tetradic
#E9CD90 #90E9A1 #90ACE9 #E990D8
square
#E9CD90 #90E9A1 #90ACE9 #E990D8
split-complementary
#E9CD90 #90D8E9 #A190E9
monochromatic
#D49F2A #DFB65D #E9CD90 #F3E4C3 #FAF3E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#E9CD90 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.60
#E9CD90 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9CD90
13.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9CD90 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9CD90 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.60 | 13.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBCC8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D392
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7C3BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9cd90; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 205, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.084 86.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1dcb1',
500: '#e9cd90',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9cd90; $custom-light: #f1dcb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9cd90",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 205,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.124,
"s": 66.917,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85786,
"c": 0.08435,
"h": 86
},
"luminance": 0.63
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9CD90
secondary
#5A7BC3
accent
#51CF17
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFBF7
border
#D6D4D0
text
#171510
muted
#858481