#e5c872

Color #e5c872

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 12.35 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#e5c872

RGB

rgb(229, 200, 114)

HSL

hsl(44.9, 68.9%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.9, 50.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 50.2%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(81.39, -0.61, 46.45)

LCH

lch(81.39, 46.45, 90.75)

OKLCH

oklch(84%, 0.1108, 91.29)

HWB

hwb(44.9, 44.7%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#728fe5

Analogous

#e58f72

#e5c872

#c9e572

Triadic

#e5c872

#72e5c8

#c872e5

Split-complementary

#e5c872

#72c9e5

#8f72e5

Tetradic

#e5c872

#8fe572

#728fe5

#c872e5

Square

#e5c872

#72e58f

#728fe5

#e572c9

Shades

Color #e5c872 mixed toward black.

#dcb542

#c19a24

#91731b

#614d12

#302609

Tints

Color #e5c872 mixed toward white.

#e9d18a

#eedaa1

#f2e4b9

#f6edd0

#fbf6e8

Tones

Color #e5c872 mixed toward gray.

#dbc37c

#d2bf85

#c8ba8f

#bfb598

#b5b0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d98d · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#dbdd93 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#e49fa2 · ΔE 32.8

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5c872;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5c872]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#e5c872 (#e5c872) is rgb(229, 200, 114) in RGB.

No, #e5c872 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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