#ECD6AA#ECD6AA
#ECD6AA is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.688; OKLCH L 88.3% C 0.063 H 84.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD6AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 214, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 63%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 28%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 28%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.42, 1.06, 24.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.42, 24.57, 87.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.34% 0.006 0.0623) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.34% 0.063 84.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.8949, 68.8302, 47.8368) |
| Luminance | 0.6883 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 1.94
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 3.66
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 4.07
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.36
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.44
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD6AA #AAC0EC
analogous
#ECB5AA #ECD6AA #E1ECAA
triadic
#ECD6AA #AAECD6 #D6AAEC
tetradic
#ECD6AA #AAECB5 #AAC0EC #ECAAE1
square
#ECD6AA #AAECB5 #AAC0EC #ECAAE1
split-complementary
#ECD6AA #AAE1EC #B5AAEC
monochromatic
#D6A646 #E1BE78 #ECD6AA #F7EEDC #F9F3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#ECD6AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.77
#ECD6AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD6AA
14.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD6AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD6AA | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.77 | 14.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1D5A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7DBAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7CECA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd6aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 214, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.3% 0.063 84.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e2c3',
500: '#ecd6aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd6aa; $custom-light: #f3e2c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd6aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 214,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 63.462,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88339,
"c": 0.06254,
"h": 84.5
},
"luminance": 0.68828
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD6AA
secondary
#728FC9
accent
#55CB1A
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#171512
muted
#858482