#ECA16E#ECA16E
#ECA16E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.112 H 54.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECA16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 161, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 53.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.53, 22.45, 37.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.53, 43.84, 59.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.15% 0.0648 0.0908) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.15% 0.112 54.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1543, 44.4524, 20.6875) |
| Luminance | 0.4445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 3.89
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 4.24
Faded Orange
#F0944D
ΔE00 5.05
Pastel Orange
#FF964F
ΔE00 5.73
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 5.75
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECA16E #6EB9EC
analogous
#EC6E7A #ECA16E #ECE06E
triadic
#ECA16E #6EECA1 #A16EEC
tetradic
#ECA16E #7AEC6E #6EB9EC #E06EEC
square
#ECA16E #7AEC6E #6EB9EC #E06EEC
split-complementary
#ECA16E #6EECE0 #6E7AEC
monochromatic
#C65F1A #E57E38 #ECA16E #F3C4A4 #FAE7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#ECA16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#ECA16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECA16E
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECA16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECA16E | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A86A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B86E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9294
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eca16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 161, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.112 54.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6bd98',
500: '#eca16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eca16e; $custom-light: #f6bd98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eca16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 161,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.286,
"s": 76.829,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77154,
"c": 0.11152,
"h": 54.5
},
"luminance": 0.44448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECA16E
secondary
#C7DFEE
accent
#86D90C
background
#FFFBF9
surface
#FFF6F2
border
#D7D0CC
text
#18120E
muted
#86817E