#ECC97C#ECC97C
#ECC97C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.611; OKLCH L 84.9% C 0.104 H 85.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECC97C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 201, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 75%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 47.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.41, 2.61, 42.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.41, 42.97, 86.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.94% 0.0076 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.94% 0.104 85.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.1189, 61.0642, 27.7374) |
| Luminance | 0.6106 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.74
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.59
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.11
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.23
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.53
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECC97C #7C9FEC
analogous
#EC917C #ECC97C #D7EC7C
triadic
#ECC97C #7CECC9 #C97CEC
tetradic
#ECC97C #7CEC91 #7C9FEC #EC7CD7
square
#ECC97C #7CEC91 #7C9FEC #EC7CD7
split-complementary
#ECC97C #7CD7EC #917CEC
monochromatic
#D0981E #E4B347 #ECC97C #F4DFB1 #FBF4E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#ECC97C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.21
#ECC97C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECC97C
13.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECC97C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECC97C | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.21 | 13.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC876
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D17F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCBDB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecc97c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 201, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.9% 0.104 85.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4d9a3',
500: '#ecc97c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecc97c; $custom-light: #f4d9a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecc97c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 201,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.25,
"s": 74.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84942,
"c": 0.10381,
"h": 85.8
},
"luminance": 0.61061
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECC97C
secondary
#476EC5
accent
#4DD70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380