#EDC46F#EDC46F
#EDC46F is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.586; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.114 H 84.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDC46F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 196, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 53.2%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.09, 4.47, 47.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.09, 47.94, 84.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.87% 0.0116 0.1133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.87% 0.114 84.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5367, 58.6352, 23.3230) |
| Luminance | 0.5863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.99
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.13
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.41
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.50
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.59
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDC46F #6F98ED
analogous
#ED856F #EDC46F #D7ED6F
triadic
#EDC46F #6FEDC4 #C46FED
tetradic
#EDC46F #6FED85 #6F98ED #ED6FD7
square
#EDC46F #6FED85 #6F98ED #ED6FD7
split-complementary
#EDC46F #6FD7ED #856FED
monochromatic
#C98F19 #E6AE39 #EDC46F #F4DAA5 #FBF1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#EDC46F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.73
#EDC46F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDC46F
12.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDC46F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDC46F | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.73 | 12.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C368
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEB7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edc46f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 196, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.114 84.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5d59a',
500: '#edc46f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edc46f; $custom-light: #f5d59a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edc46f",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 196,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.476,
"s": 77.778,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83869,
"c": 0.11388,
"h": 84.2
},
"luminance": 0.58632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDC46F
secondary
#3B68C5
accent
#4FDA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F