#ECB97C#ECB97C
#ECB97C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.098 H 70.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECB97C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 185, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 75%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 47.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.46, 10.98, 37.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.46, 39.45, 73.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.84% 0.0322 0.0922) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.84% 0.098 70.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5814, 53.9893, 26.5583) |
| Luminance | 0.5399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 3.77
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.26
Apricot (survey)
#FFB16D
ΔE00 6.27
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.34
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 6.76
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECB97C #7CAFEC
analogous
#EC817C #ECB97C #E7EC7C
triadic
#ECB97C #7CECB9 #B97CEC
tetradic
#ECB97C #7CEC81 #7CAFEC #EC7CE7
square
#ECB97C #7CEC81 #7CAFEC #EC7CE7
split-complementary
#ECB97C #7CE7EC #817CEC
monochromatic
#D07F1E #E49C47 #ECB97C #F4D6B1 #FBF1E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#ECB97C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.80
#ECB97C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECB97C
11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECB97C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECB97C | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.80 | 11.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBBB77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C77D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDADAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecb97c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 185, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.098 70.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4cea3',
500: '#ecb97c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecb97c; $custom-light: #f4cea3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecb97c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 185,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.679,
"s": 74.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81837,
"c": 0.09767,
"h": 70.8
},
"luminance": 0.53986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECB97C
secondary
#4780C5
accent
#6AD70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFAF5
border
#D7D3CF
text
#17130F
muted
#858380