#ECC97E#ECC97E
#ECC97E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.611; OKLCH L 85.0% C 0.102 H 85.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECC97E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 201, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 74%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 46.6%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.44, 2.80, 41.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.44, 42.02, 86.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.97% 0.0083 0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.97% 0.102 85.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2466, 61.1153, 28.4103) |
| Luminance | 0.6111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.97
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.81
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.17
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.34
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.82
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECC97E #7EA1EC
analogous
#EC927E #ECC97E #D8EC7E
triadic
#ECC97E #7EECC9 #C97EEC
tetradic
#ECC97E #7EEC92 #7EA1EC #EC7ED8
square
#ECC97E #7EEC92 #7EA1EC #EC7ED8
split-complementary
#ECC97E #7ED8EC #927EEC
monochromatic
#D1981F #E4B349 #ECC97E #F4DFB3 #FBF4E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#ECC97E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.22
#ECC97E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECC97E
13.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECC97E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECC97E | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.22 | 13.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC878
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D180
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCBDB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecc97e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 201, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.0% 0.102 85.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4d9a4',
500: '#ecc97e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecc97e; $custom-light: #f4d9a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecc97e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 201,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.909,
"s": 74.324,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84973,
"c": 0.10181,
"h": 85.3
},
"luminance": 0.61113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECC97E
secondary
#4970C5
accent
#4ED60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF6
border
#D7D4D0
text
#17140F
muted
#858380