#ECD296#ECD296
#ECD296 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.661; OKLCH L 87.2% C 0.082 H 87.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD296 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 210, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 69%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 36%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 36.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.06, 0.67, 33.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.06, 33.09, 88.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.16% 0.0041 0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.16% 0.082 87.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.1450, 66.1303, 38.2865) |
| Luminance | 0.6613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.43
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.72
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.93
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 5.11
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.30
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD296 #96B0EC
analogous
#ECA796 #ECD296 #DBEC96
triadic
#ECD296 #96ECD2 #D296EC
tetradic
#ECD296 #96ECA7 #96B0EC #EC96DB
square
#ECD296 #96ECA7 #96B0EC #EC96DB
split-complementary
#ECD296 #96DBEC #A796EC
monochromatic
#D9A62E #E3BC62 #ECD296 #F5E8CA #FAF4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#ECD296 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.23
#ECD296 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD296
14.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD296 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD296 | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.23 | 14.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0D092
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D798
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9C8C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd296; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 210, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.2% 0.082 87.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3dfb5',
500: '#ecd296',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd296; $custom-light: #f3dfb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd296",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 210,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.86,
"s": 69.355,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87156,
"c": 0.0823,
"h": 87.2
},
"luminance": 0.66128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD296
secondary
#5F7EC7
accent
#4DD114
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#171511
muted
#858481