#EC9F73#EC9F73
#EC9F73 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.109 H 50.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC9F73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 159, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 76%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 51%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.6%, 51.3%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.14, 23.94, 34.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.14, 42.02, 55.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.88% 0.0698 0.084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.88% 0.109 50.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0876, 43.8710, 22.0463) |
| Luminance | 0.4387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 4.80
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 4.93
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 5.80
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.00
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.05
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC9F73 #73C0EC
analogous
#EC7384 #EC9F73 #ECDC73
triadic
#EC9F73 #73EC9F #9F73EC
tetradic
#EC9F73 #84EC73 #73C0EC #DC73EC
square
#EC9F73 #84EC73 #73C0EC #DC73EC
split-complementary
#EC9F73 #73ECDC #7384EC
monochromatic
#C95B1B #E57A3D #EC9F73 #F3C4A9 #FBE9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#EC9F73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#EC9F73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC9F73
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC9F73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC9F73 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A76F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B773
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9194
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec9f73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 159, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.109 50.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5bb9c',
500: '#ec9f73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec9f73; $custom-light: #f5bb9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec9f73",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 159,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.818,
"s": 76.101,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76878,
"c": 0.10926,
"h": 50.3
},
"luminance": 0.43867
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC9F73
secondary
#CCE2EF
accent
#8ED80D
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#18120E
muted
#86817E