#EC8A4B#EC8A4B
#EC8A4B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.143 H 51.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8A4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 138, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 68.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.92, 32.16, 48.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.92, 58.50, 56.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% 0.0889 0.1114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.143 51.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9542, 36.5225, 11.3374) |
| Luminance | 0.3652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 2.35
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 3.04
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 3.44
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 4.18
Orangish
#FC824A
ΔE00 4.97
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8A4B #4BADEC
analogous
#EC4B5C #EC8A4B #ECDA4B
triadic
#EC8A4B #4BEC8A #8A4BEC
tetradic
#EC8A4B #5CEC4B #4BADEC #DA4BEC
square
#EC8A4B #5CEC4B #4BADEC #DA4BEC
split-complementary
#EC8A4B #4BECDA #4B5CEC
monochromatic
#AB4E12 #E26718 #EC8A4B #F2AE82 #F8D2BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#EC8A4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#EC8A4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8A4B
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8A4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8A4B | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69644
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAB4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF767C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8a4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 138, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.143 51.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8ad80',
500: '#ec8a4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8a4b; $custom-light: #f8ad80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8a4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 138,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.478,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72676,
"c": 0.14258,
"h": 51.4
},
"luminance": 0.36518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8A4B
secondary
#ABD0E8
accent
#8ADD08
background
#FFFAF7
surface
#FFF4EE
border
#D7CEC9
text
#18100A
muted
#867F7C