#ECAD57#ECAD57
#ECAD57 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.126 H 72.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECAD57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 173, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 80%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 63%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 63.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.08, 14.38, 52.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.08, 54.20, 74.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.05% 0.0377 0.1205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.05% 0.126 72.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2591, 48.4120, 15.6597) |
| Luminance | 0.4841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 3.67
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.33
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 5.81
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.32
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.39
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECAD57 #5796EC
analogous
#EC6257 #ECAD57 #E0EC57
triadic
#ECAD57 #57ECAD #AD57EC
tetradic
#ECAD57 #57EC62 #5796EC #EC57E0
square
#ECAD57 #57EC62 #5796EC #EC57E0
split-complementary
#ECAD57 #57E0EC #6257EC
monochromatic
#B47114 #E69220 #ECAD57 #F2C88E #F8E3C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#ECAD57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#ECAD57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECAD57
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECAD57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECAD57 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B04E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BF59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecad57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 173, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.126 72.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6c589',
500: '#ecad57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecad57; $custom-light: #f6c589; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecad57",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 173,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.631,
"s": 79.679,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79051,
"c": 0.12627,
"h": 72.6
},
"luminance": 0.48408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECAD57
secondary
#B5CBEA
accent
#63DC0A
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D