#EBC97E#EBC97E
#EBC97E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.609; OKLCH L 84.9% C 0.101 H 85.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBC97E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 201, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 73%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 46%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 46.4%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.35, 2.40, 41.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.35, 41.86, 86.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.88% 0.0072 0.1012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.88% 0.101 85.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.9155, 60.9446, 28.3948) |
| Luminance | 0.6094 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.69
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.72
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.16
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.79
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBC97E #7EA0EB
analogous
#EB927E #EBC97E #D7EB7E
triadic
#EBC97E #7EEBC9 #C97EEB
tetradic
#EBC97E #7EEB92 #7EA0EB #EB7ED7
square
#EBC97E #7EEB92 #7EA0EB #EB7ED7
split-complementary
#EBC97E #7ED7EB #927EEB
monochromatic
#CF9820 #E3B349 #EBC97E #F3DFB3 #FBF4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#EBC97E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.19
#EBC97E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBC97E
13.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBC97E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBC97E | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.19 | 13.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC878
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D180
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBBDB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebc97e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 201, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.9% 0.101 85.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3d9a4',
500: '#ebc97e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebc97e; $custom-light: #f3d9a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebc97e",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 201,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.284,
"s": 73.154,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84879,
"c": 0.10144,
"h": 85.9
},
"luminance": 0.60942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBC97E
secondary
#496FC4
accent
#4ED510
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF6
border
#D7D4D0
text
#17140F
muted
#858380