#EC8D4C#EC8D4C
#EC8D4C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.140 H 53.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8D4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 141, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 67.8%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.58, 30.65, 49.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.58, 57.90, 58.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.19% 0.0845 0.1121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.19% 0.14 53) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4251, 37.4091, 11.6645) |
| Luminance | 0.3740 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 2.40
Dusty Orange
#F0833A
ΔE00 2.87
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 3.24
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 3.69
Dull Orange
#D8863B
ΔE00 5.26
Orangish
#FC824A
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8D4C #4CABEC
analogous
#EC4C5B #EC8D4C #ECDD4C
triadic
#EC8D4C #4CEC8D #8D4CEC
tetradic
#EC8D4C #5BEC4C #4CABEC #DD4CEC
square
#EC8D4C #5BEC4C #4CABEC #DD4CEC
split-complementary
#EC8D4C #4CECDD #4C5BEC
monochromatic
#AB5012 #E36A18 #EC8D4C #F2B083 #F8D3BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#EC8D4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.48
#EC8D4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8D4C
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8D4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8D4C | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89845
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAD4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF797E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8d4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 141, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.140 53.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8af80',
500: '#ec8d4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8d4c; $custom-light: #f8af80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8d4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 141,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.375,
"s": 80.808,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73192,
"c": 0.14043,
"h": 53
},
"luminance": 0.37404
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8D4C
secondary
#ACD0E8
accent
#87DD08
background
#FFFAF7
surface
#FFF4EE
border
#D7CEC9
text
#18100A
muted
#867F7C