#EC8C63#EC8C63
#EC8C63 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.130 H 43.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8C63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 140, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 78%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 58%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.7%, 58.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.65, 32.66, 37.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.65, 49.63, 48.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.33% 0.0941 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.33% 0.13 43.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2256, 37.4944, 16.6047) |
| Luminance | 0.3749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 4.43
Orangish
#FC824A
ΔE00 4.60
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.63
Coral
#FF7F50
ΔE00 4.75
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 5.50
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8C63 #63C3EC
analogous
#EC637E #EC8C63 #ECD063
triadic
#EC8C63 #63EC8C #8C63EC
tetradic
#EC8C63 #7EEC63 #63C3EC #D063EC
square
#EC8C63 #7EEC63 #63C3EC #D063EC
split-complementary
#EC8C63 #63ECD0 #637EEC
monochromatic
#BE4917 #E5642C #EC8C63 #F3B49A #F9DCD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#EC8C63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#EC8C63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8C63
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8C63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8C63 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5985F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCAD62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF7B82
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8c63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 140, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.130 43.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ae90',
500: '#ec8c63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8c63; $custom-light: #f7ae90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8c63",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 140,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.956,
"s": 78.286,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73332,
"c": 0.12973,
"h": 43.5
},
"luminance": 0.3749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8C63
secondary
#BFDFEC
accent
#9CDB0B
background
#FFFAF8
surface
#FFF4F0
border
#D7CECB
text
#18100C
muted
#867F7D