#ECAD63#ECAD63
#ECAD63 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.117 H 69.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECAD63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 173, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 78%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 58%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 58.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.22, 15.21, 46.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.22, 49.00, 71.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.2% 0.0417 0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.2% 0.117 69.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7907, 48.6247, 18.4597) |
| Luminance | 0.4862 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 4.64
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.88
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.08
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.12
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 5.44
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECAD63 #63A2EC
analogous
#EC6863 #ECAD63 #E6EC63
triadic
#ECAD63 #63ECAD #AD63EC
tetradic
#ECAD63 #63EC68 #63A2EC #EC63E6
square
#ECAD63 #63EC68 #63A2EC #EC63E6
split-complementary
#ECAD63 #63E6EC #6863EC
monochromatic
#BE7117 #E5902C #ECAD63 #F3CA9A #F9E6D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#ECAD63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.72
#ECAD63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECAD63
10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECAD63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECAD63 | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.72 | 10.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2B15C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BF65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF9E9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecad63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 173, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.117 69.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6c591',
500: '#ecad63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecad63; $custom-light: #f6c591; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecad63",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 173,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.409,
"s": 78.286,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79198,
"c": 0.11732,
"h": 69.2
},
"luminance": 0.48621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECAD63
secondary
#BFD4EC
accent
#6ADB0B
background
#FFFCF9
surface
#FFF8F1
border
#D7D1CB
text
#18120D
muted
#86817E