#ECB157#ECB157
#ECB157 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.127 H 75.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECB157 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 177, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 80%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 63%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 63.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, 12.27, 53.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 54.74, 77.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.81% 0.0315 0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.81% 0.127 75.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0376, 49.9690, 15.9192) |
| Luminance | 0.4996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 3.93
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.92
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 5.55
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 5.78
Mango
#FFA62B
ΔE00 6.62
Yellowish Orange
#FFAB0F
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECB157 #5792EC
analogous
#EC6657 #ECB157 #DCEC57
triadic
#ECB157 #57ECB1 #B157EC
tetradic
#ECB157 #57EC66 #5792EC #EC57DC
square
#ECB157 #57EC66 #5792EC #EC57DC
split-complementary
#ECB157 #57DCEC #6657EC
monochromatic
#B47514 #E69720 #ECB157 #F2CB8E #F8E4C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#ECB157 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#ECB157 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECB157
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECB157 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECB157 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B34E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5C15A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecb157; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 177, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.127 75.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6c889',
500: '#ecb157',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecb157; $custom-light: #f6c889; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecb157",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 177,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.242,
"s": 79.679,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79806,
"c": 0.12681,
"h": 75.6
},
"luminance": 0.49965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECB157
secondary
#B5CAEA
accent
#5DDC0A
background
#FFFCF8
surface
#FFF8F0
border
#D7D1CB
text
#18130C
muted
#86827D