#ECD189#ECD189
#ECD189 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.7% C 0.096 H 89.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD189 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 209, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 41.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.61, -0.24, 39.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.61, 39.13, 90.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.73% 0.0005 0.0957) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.73% 0.096 89.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.9095, 65.2424, 32.9940) |
| Luminance | 0.6524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.16
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.60
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.67
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.75
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.96
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD189 #89A4EC
analogous
#EC9F89 #ECD189 #D6EC89
triadic
#ECD189 #89ECD1 #D189EC
tetradic
#ECD189 #89EC9F #89A4EC #EC89D6
square
#ECD189 #89EC9F #89A4EC #EC89D6
split-complementary
#ECD189 #89D6EC #9F89EC
monochromatic
#D8A623 #E4BC54 #ECD189 #F4E6BE #FBF5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#ECD189 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.05
#ECD189 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD189
14.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD189 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD189 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.05 | 14.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CF84
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D68B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd189; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 209, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.7% 0.096 89.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4deac',
500: '#ecd189',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd189; $custom-light: #f4deac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd189",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 209,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.636,
"s": 72.263,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86732,
"c": 0.09571,
"h": 89.7
},
"luminance": 0.6524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD189
secondary
#5372C6
accent
#46D411
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171510
muted
#858481