#ECC76F#ECC76F
#ECC76F is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 84.4% C 0.115 H 87.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECC76F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 199, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 53%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.75, 2.50, 48.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.75, 48.56, 87.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.36% 0.0059 0.115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.36% 0.115 87.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8871, 59.8304, 23.5352) |
| Luminance | 0.5983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.71
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.28
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.29
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.39
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.86
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECC76F #6F94EC
analogous
#EC886F #ECC76F #D2EC6F
triadic
#ECC76F #6FECC7 #C76FEC
tetradic
#ECC76F #6FEC88 #6F94EC #EC6FD2
square
#ECC76F #6FEC88 #6F94EC #EC6FD2
split-complementary
#ECC76F #6FD2EC #886FEC
monochromatic
#C6931A #E5B239 #ECC76F #F3DCA5 #FAF1DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#ECC76F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.97
#ECC76F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECC76F
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECC76F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECC76F | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.97 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C567
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CF72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDBAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecc76f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 199, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.4% 0.115 87.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5d79a',
500: '#ecc76f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecc76f; $custom-light: #f5d79a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecc76f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 199,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.24,
"s": 76.687,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84363,
"c": 0.11515,
"h": 87.1
},
"luminance": 0.59827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECC76F
secondary
#3B64C4
accent
#49D90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F