#ECC17E#ECC17E
#ECC17E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.098 H 77.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECC17E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 193, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 74%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 46.6%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.45, 6.97, 39.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.45, 40.02, 79.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.41% 0.0206 0.0958) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.41% 0.098 77.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4301, 57.4822, 27.8048) |
| Luminance | 0.5748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.54
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.57
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.74
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.28
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.28
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECC17E #7EA9EC
analogous
#EC8A7E #ECC17E #E0EC7E
triadic
#ECC17E #7EECC1 #C17EEC
tetradic
#ECC17E #7EEC8A #7EA9EC #EC7EE0
square
#ECC17E #7EEC8A #7EA9EC #EC7EE0
split-complementary
#ECC17E #7EE0EC #8A7EEC
monochromatic
#D18B1F #E4A749 #ECC17E #F4DBB3 #FBF2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#ECC17E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.50
#ECC17E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECC17E
12.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECC17E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECC17E | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.50 | 12.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2C179
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDCC80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCB5B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecc17e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 193, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.098 77.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4d3a4',
500: '#ecc17e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecc17e; $custom-light: #f4d3a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecc17e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 193,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.545,
"s": 74.324,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83409,
"c": 0.09795,
"h": 77.9
},
"luminance": 0.57479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECC17E
secondary
#4979C5
accent
#5DD60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF6
border
#D7D4D0
text
#17140F
muted
#858380