#E2BF80

Closest named color: Burlywood (#DEB887). oklch(82.1% 0.09 81.6), rgb(226, 191, 128).

Black text reads best on this color (11.99:1).

About this color

#E2BF80 is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 82%, its chroma 0.090 and its hue 82°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Burlywood (#DEB887), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.99:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	light (82%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.090)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Burlywood (#DEB887)
Black text	11.99:1
White text	1.75:1

Values

HEX	#E2BF80
RGB	rgb(226, 191, 128)
HSL	hsl(39, 63%, 69%)
OKLCH	oklch(82.1% 0.09 81.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #E2BF80	1.75:1	Fails	Lc -35.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #E2BF80	11.99:1	AAA	Lc 72.0	Content text, not long reading
#E2BF80 text on white	1.75:1	Fails	Lc 31.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#E2BF80 text on black	11.99:1	AAA	Lc -70.8	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#FAF5ED

oklch(97.2% 0.012 79.8)
Step 100
100

#F3E9D7

oklch(93.7% 0.026 82.4)
Step 200
200

#EAD7B4

oklch(88.6% 0.051 82.8)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#E2BF80

oklch(82.1% 0.09 81.6)
Step 400
400

#CD960A

oklch(70.7% 0.144 81.9)
Step 500
500

#B18000

oklch(63.2% 0.13 81.5)
Step 600
600

#956B00

oklch(55.6% 0.115 81.4)
Step 700
700

#7D5A00

oklch(49.1% 0.101 82.2)
Step 800
800

#674900

oklch(42.7% 0.088 81.6)
Step 900
900

#563C00

oklch(37.6% 0.078 81.1)
Step 950
950

#342300

oklch(27% 0.056 81.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#E2BF80 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#CEBF7B	0.031
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#D7C782	0.025
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F1B4AF	0.080
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C4C4C4	0.090