#ECB56D#ECB56D
#ECB56D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.520; OKLCH L 80.8% C 0.110 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECB56D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 181, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.3%, 53.8%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.27, 11.76, 44.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.27, 45.61, 75.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.85% 0.0328 0.105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.85% 0.11 72.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8789, 51.9883, 21.6619) |
| Luminance | 0.5199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.50
Butterscotch
#FDB147
ΔE00 5.77
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.30
Light Orange
#FDAA48
ΔE00 6.43
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.92
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECB56D #6DA4EC
analogous
#EC766D #ECB56D #E3EC6D
triadic
#ECB56D #6DECB5 #B56DEC
tetradic
#ECB56D #6DEC76 #6DA4EC #EC6DE3
square
#ECB56D #6DEC76 #6DA4EC #EC6DE3
split-complementary
#ECB56D #6DE3EC #766DEC
monochromatic
#C57B1A #E59A37 #ECB56D #F3D0A3 #FAECD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#ECB56D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.40
#ECB56D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECB56D
11.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECB56D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECB56D | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.40 | 11.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B767
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C46F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEA7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecb56d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 181, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.8% 0.110 72.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5cb98',
500: '#ecb56d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecb56d; $custom-light: #f5cb98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecb56d",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 181,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.016,
"s": 76.97,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80845,
"c": 0.11004,
"h": 72.7
},
"luminance": 0.51985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECB56D
secondary
#3A75C3
accent
#65D90C
background
#FFFDFC
surface
#FFF9F5
border
#D7D2CF
text
#17130E
muted
#85827F