#EC9C6A#EC9C6A
#EC9C6A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.116 H 52.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC9C6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 156, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 77%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.9%, 55.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.32, 24.77, 38.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.32, 45.56, 57.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.2% 0.0712 0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.2% 0.116 52.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0851, 42.6546, 19.2809) |
| Luminance | 0.4265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 4.65
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 4.88
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 5.11
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.20
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 5.84
Orangeish
#FD8D49
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC9C6A #6ABAEC
analogous
#EC6A79 #EC9C6A #ECDD6A
triadic
#EC9C6A #6AEC9C #9C6AEC
tetradic
#EC9C6A #79EC6A #6ABAEC #DD6AEC
square
#EC9C6A #79EC6A #6ABAEC #DD6AEC
split-complementary
#EC9C6A #6AECDD #6A79EC
monochromatic
#C35A19 #E57834 #EC9C6A #F3C0A0 #FAE4D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#EC9C6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#EC9C6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC9C6A
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC9C6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC9C6A | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A466
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B66A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF8D90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec9c6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 156, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.116 52.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6b995',
500: '#ec9c6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec9c6a; $custom-light: #f6b995; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec9c6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 156,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.077,
"s": 77.381,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76198,
"c": 0.1162,
"h": 52.2
},
"luminance": 0.4265
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC9C6A
secondary
#C4DEEE
accent
#8ADA0C
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#18110D
muted
#86807E