#ECB59B#ECB59B
#ECB59B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.532; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.074 H 46.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECB59B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 181, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 68%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.3%, 34.3%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.02, 16.46, 20.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.02, 26.65, 51.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.67% 0.0506 0.0533) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.67% 0.074 46.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0339, 53.2503, 38.2782) |
| Luminance | 0.5325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Salmon
#FFB19A
ΔE00 5.39
Apricot
#FBCEB1
ΔE00 6.42
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.80
Light Salmon
#FEA993
ΔE00 6.82
Peach (survey)
#FFB07C
ΔE00 7.57
Lightsalmon
#FFA07A
ΔE00 8.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECB59B #9BD2EC
analogous
#EC9BAA #ECB59B #ECDE9B
triadic
#ECB59B #9BECB5 #B59BEC
tetradic
#ECB59B #AAEC9B #9BD2EC #DE9BEC
square
#ECB59B #AAEC9B #9BD2EC #DE9BEC
split-complementary
#ECB59B #9BECDE #9BAAEC
monochromatic
#D86934 #E28F68 #ECB59B #F6DBCE #FAECE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#ECB59B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.65
#ECB59B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECB59B
11.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECB59B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECB59B | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.65 | 11.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BA99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0C59B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAACAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecb59b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 181, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.074 46.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3cbb8',
500: '#ecb59b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecb59b; $custom-light: #f3cbb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecb59b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 181,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.259,
"s": 68.067,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81673,
"c": 0.07353,
"h": 46.5
},
"luminance": 0.53247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECB59B
secondary
#63A8C8
accent
#94D016
background
#FFFDFD
surface
#FEF9F8
border
#D6D2D1
text
#171311
muted
#858281