#EC8A4D#EC8A4D
#EC8A4D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.142 H 50.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8A4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 138, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 67%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.5%, 67.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.94, 32.27, 47.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.94, 57.76, 56.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.7% 0.0896 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.7% 0.142 50.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0238, 36.5504, 11.7036) |
| Luminance | 0.3655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 2.59
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 3.04
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 3.75
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 4.32
Orangish
#FC824A
ΔE00 4.66
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8A4D #4DAFEC
analogous
#EC4D60 #EC8A4D #ECDA4D
triadic
#EC8A4D #4DEC8A #8A4DEC
tetradic
#EC8A4D #60EC4D #4DAFEC #DA4DEC
square
#EC8A4D #60EC4D #4DAFEC #DA4DEC
split-complementary
#EC8A4D #4DECDA #4D60EC
monochromatic
#AC4D12 #E46618 #EC8A4D #F2AE84 #F8D3BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#EC8A4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#EC8A4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8A4D
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8A4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8A4D | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69647
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAB4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF767C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8a4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 138, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.142 50.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8ad81',
500: '#ec8a4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8a4d; $custom-light: #f8ad81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8a4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 138,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.019,
"s": 80.711,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72699,
"c": 0.14161,
"h": 50.8
},
"luminance": 0.36546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8A4D
secondary
#ADD1E8
accent
#8BDD08
background
#FFFAF8
surface
#FFF4EF
border
#D7CECA
text
#18100A
muted
#867F7C