#ECAD5B#ECAD5B
#ECAD5B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.123 H 71.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECAD5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 173, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 61.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.13, 14.65, 50.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.13, 52.48, 73.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.1% 0.039 0.117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.1% 0.123 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4270, 48.4792, 16.5443) |
| Luminance | 0.4848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.03
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.30
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.05
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.07
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 6.15
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECAD5B #5B9AEC
analogous
#EC655B #ECAD5B #E3EC5B
triadic
#ECAD5B #5BECAD #AD5BEC
tetradic
#ECAD5B #5BEC65 #5B9AEC #EC5BE3
square
#ECAD5B #5BEC65 #5B9AEC #EC5BE3
split-complementary
#ECAD5B #5BE3EC #655BEC
monochromatic
#B77115 #E69224 #ECAD5B #F2C892 #F9E4C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#ECAD5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.70
#ECAD5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECAD5B
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECAD5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECAD5B | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.70 | 10.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B053
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BF5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecad5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 173, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.123 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6c58c',
500: '#ecad5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecad5b; $custom-light: #f6c58c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecad5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 173,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.931,
"s": 79.235,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79098,
"c": 0.12334,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.48475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECAD5B
secondary
#B8CEEB
accent
#65DC0A
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#18120C
muted
#86817D