#ECB27E#ECB27E
#ECB27E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.096 H 62.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECB27E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 178, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 74%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 46.6%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.79, 14.88, 34.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.79, 37.77, 66.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.55% 0.0439 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.55% 0.096 62.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2807, 51.1835, 26.7550) |
| Luminance | 0.5118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 4.59
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 5.07
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.42
Sandybrown
#F4A460
ΔE00 5.45
Pale Orange
#FFA756
ΔE00 7.00
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECB27E #7EB8EC
analogous
#EC7E81 #ECB27E #ECE97E
triadic
#ECB27E #7EECB2 #B27EEC
tetradic
#ECB27E #81EC7E #7EB8EC #E97EEC
square
#ECB27E #81EC7E #7EB8EC #E97EEC
split-complementary
#ECB27E #7EECE9 #7E81EC
monochromatic
#D1731F #E49249 #ECB27E #F4D2B3 #FBEFE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#ECB27E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.24
#ECB27E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECB27E
11.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECB27E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECB27E | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.24 | 11.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B67A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2C37F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDA6A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecb27e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 178, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.096 62.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4c9a4',
500: '#ecb27e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecb27e; $custom-light: #f4c9a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecb27e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 178,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.364,
"s": 74.324,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80546,
"c": 0.09572,
"h": 62.7
},
"luminance": 0.5118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECB27E
secondary
#498BC5
accent
#78D60F
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F5
border
#D7D2CF
text
#17130F
muted
#858280