#ECB45C#ECB45C
#ECB45C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.512; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.124 H 76.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECB45C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 180, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 61%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.83, 11.02, 51.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.83, 53.03, 78.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.43% 0.0284 0.1203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.43% 0.124 76.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8481, 51.2518, 17.2322) |
| Luminance | 0.5125 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 4.57
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.91
Squash
#F2AB15
ΔE00 6.29
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.34
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.94
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECB45C #5C94EC
analogous
#EC6C5C #ECB45C #DCEC5C
triadic
#ECB45C #5CECB4 #B45CEC
tetradic
#ECB45C #5CEC6C #5C94EC #EC5CDC
square
#ECB45C #5CEC6C #5C94EC #EC5CDC
split-complementary
#ECB45C #5CDCEC #6C5CEC
monochromatic
#B87915 #E69B25 #ECB45C #F2CD93 #F9E6CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#ECB45C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.25
#ECB45C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECB45C
11.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECB45C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECB45C | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.25 | 11.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B653
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C35F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFA5A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BEBEBE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecb45c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 180, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.124 76.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6ca8d',
500: '#ecb45c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecb45c; $custom-light: #f6ca8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecb45c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 180,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.667,
"s": 79.121,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80434,
"c": 0.12365,
"h": 76.7
},
"luminance": 0.51248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECB45C
secondary
#3568B8
accent
#5BDB0A
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F4
border
#D7D2CE
text
#18130C
muted
#86827F