#ECC17F#ECC17F
#ECC17F is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.097 H 77.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECC17F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 193, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 74%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 46%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 46.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.46, 7.07, 38.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.46, 39.55, 79.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.43% 0.0209 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.43% 0.097 77.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4949, 57.5081, 28.1463) |
| Luminance | 0.5750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 4.37
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 5.50
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.80
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 6.22
Tan
#D2B48C
ΔE00 7.14
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECC17F #7FAAEC
analogous
#EC8A7F #ECC17F #E1EC7F
triadic
#ECC17F #7FECC1 #C17FEC
tetradic
#ECC17F #7FEC8A #7FAAEC #EC7FE1
square
#ECC17F #7FEC8A #7FAAEC #EC7FE1
split-complementary
#ECC17F #7FE1EC #8A7FEC
monochromatic
#D28B1F #E4A74A #ECC17F #F4DBB4 #FBF2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#ECC17F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.50
#ECC17F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECC17F
12.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECC17F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECC17F | 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)
#D2C27A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCCC81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCB5B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecc17f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 193, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.097 77.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4d3a5',
500: '#ecc17f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecc17f; $custom-light: #f4d3a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecc17f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 193,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.33,
"s": 74.15,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83425,
"c": 0.097,
"h": 77.5
},
"luminance": 0.57505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECC17F
secondary
#4A7BC6
accent
#5ED60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF6
border
#D7D4D0
text
#17140F
muted
#858380