#ECD18E#ECD18E
#ECD18E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.654; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.090 H 88.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD18E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 209, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 71%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 40%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 39.8%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.68, 0.29, 36.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.68, 36.69, 89.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.82% 0.0024 0.0903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.82% 0.09 88.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.2765, 65.3892, 34.9269) |
| Luminance | 0.6539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.99
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.18
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.39
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.46
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.56
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD18E #8EA9EC
analogous
#ECA28E #ECD18E #D8EC8E
triadic
#ECD18E #8EECD1 #D18EEC
tetradic
#ECD18E #8EECA2 #8EA9EC #EC8ED8
square
#ECD18E #8EECA2 #8EA9EC #EC8ED8
split-complementary
#ECD18E #8ED8EC #A28EEC
monochromatic
#DAA625 #E3BC5A #ECD18E #F5E6C2 #FBF4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#ECD18E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.08
#ECD18E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD18E
14.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD18E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD18E | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.08 | 14.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CF89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D790
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC6C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd18e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 209, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.090 88.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3dfb0',
500: '#ecd18e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd18e; $custom-light: #f3dfb0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd18e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 209,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.766,
"s": 71.212,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86816,
"c": 0.09033,
"h": 88.5
},
"luminance": 0.65387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD18E
secondary
#5777C7
accent
#4AD312
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171510
muted
#858481