#EDC97E#EDC97E
#EDC97E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.613; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.102 H 84.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDC97E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 201, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 76%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 46.8%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.53, 3.20, 42.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.53, 42.18, 85.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.07% 0.0095 0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.07% 0.102 84.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5797, 61.2870, 28.4259) |
| Luminance | 0.6128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.25
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.91
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.25
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.54
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.87
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDC97E #7EA2ED
analogous
#ED917E #EDC97E #D9ED7E
triadic
#EDC97E #7EEDC9 #C97EED
tetradic
#EDC97E #7EED91 #7EA2ED #ED7ED9
square
#EDC97E #7EED91 #7EA2ED #ED7ED9
split-complementary
#EDC97E #7ED9ED #917EED
monochromatic
#D3981D #E6B348 #EDC97E #F4DFB4 #FBF4E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#EDC97E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.26
#EDC97E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDC97E
13.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDC97E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDC97E | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.26 | 13.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC878
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D180
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDBDB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edc97e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 201, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.102 84.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5d9a4',
500: '#edc97e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edc97e; $custom-light: #f5d9a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edc97e",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 201,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.541,
"s": 75.51,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85067,
"c": 0.1022,
"h": 84.7
},
"luminance": 0.61284
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDC97E
secondary
#4871C7
accent
#4FD80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF6
border
#D7D4D0
text
#17140F
muted
#858380