#EC8C4B#EC8C4B
#EC8C4B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.141 H 52.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8C4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 140, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.7%, 68.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.35, 31.12, 49.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.35, 58.35, 57.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.01% 0.0858 0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.01% 0.141 52.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2438, 37.1017, 11.4339) |
| Luminance | 0.3710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 2.63
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 2.65
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 3.17
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 3.81
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.29
Orangish
#FC824A
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8C4B #4BABEC
analogous
#EC4B5A #EC8C4B #ECDD4B
triadic
#EC8C4B #4BEC8C #8C4BEC
tetradic
#EC8C4B #5AEC4B #4BABEC #DD4BEC
square
#EC8C4B #5AEC4B #4BABEC #DD4BEC
split-complementary
#EC8C4B #4BECDD #4B5AEC
monochromatic
#AB5012 #E26918 #EC8C4B #F2AF82 #F8D3BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#EC8C4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#EC8C4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8C4B
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8C4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8C4B | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89744
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAC4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF787D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8c4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 140, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.141 52.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8ae80',
500: '#ec8c4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8c4b; $custom-light: #f8ae80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8c4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 140,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.224,
"s": 80.905,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73012,
"c": 0.14146,
"h": 52.7
},
"luminance": 0.37097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8C4B
secondary
#ABCFE8
accent
#87DD08
background
#FFFAF7
surface
#FFF4EE
border
#D7CEC9
text
#18100A
muted
#867F7C