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#e8bc68 color: Auric Armour Gold

#e8bc68 is rgb(232, 188, 104) in RGB and oklch(81.722% 0.11434 82.153) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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39°
100%

81.7%
0.114
82°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #e8bc68

#e8bc68 is a pastel light amber color. In OKLCH it has 81.7% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 82°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.78:1 contrast and black text 11.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Auric Armour Gold (#e8bc6d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #e8bc68 mixed with white

  1. e8bc68
  2. eac379
  3. edca89
  4. efd198
  5. f2d7a8
  6. f4deb6
  7. f6e5c5
  8. f9ebd4
  9. fbf2e2
  10. fdf8f1

Darker: #e8bc68 mixed with black

  1. e8bc68
  2. caa359
  3. ac8b4b
  4. 90733e
  5. 745d30
  6. 594724
  7. 403218
  8. 291f0c
  9. 130d04
  10. 030200

Calmer: #e8bc68 with less saturation

  1. e8bc68
  2. e4bd73
  3. e1be7e
  4. ddbf87
  5. dac091
  6. d6c09a
  7. d2c1a2
  8. cec2ab
  9. cbc2b3
  10. c7c3bb

Questions about #e8bc68

What color is #e8bc68?

#e8bc68 is pastel light amber. The closest named color is Auric Armour Gold. In RGB it is rgb(232, 188, 104), in HSL hsl(39.38, 73.56%, 65.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(81.722% 0.11434 82.153).

What colors go well with #e8bc68?

The complementary color of #e8bc68 is #9bc3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #feae7c and #c5cb71. The triadic partners are #55d9e3 and #e6aaef.

Is white or black text more readable on #e8bc68?

Black text reads better on #e8bc68: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and black gives 11.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e8bc68 a warm or cool color?

#e8bc68 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 82 degrees, its lightness 81.7% and its chroma 0.114.