#ECD8AA#ECD8AA
#ECD8AA is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.698; OKLCH L 88.7% C 0.064 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD8AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 216, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 63%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 28%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 28%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.92, 0.03, 25.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.92, 25.23, 89.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.74% 0.0031 0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.74% 0.064 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.4042, 69.8487, 48.0066) |
| Luminance | 0.6985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 2.18
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.41
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 3.76
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.97
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.52
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD8AA #AABEEC
analogous
#ECB7AA #ECD8AA #DFECAA
triadic
#ECD8AA #AAECD8 #D8AAEC
tetradic
#ECD8AA #AAECB7 #AABEEC #ECAADF
square
#ECD8AA #AAECB7 #AABEEC #ECAADF
split-complementary
#ECD8AA #AADFEC #B7AAEC
monochromatic
#D6AA46 #E1C178 #ECD8AA #F7EFDC #F9F4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#ECD8AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.97
#ECD8AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD8AA
14.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD8AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD8AA | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.97 | 14.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3D6A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8DCAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7D0CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd8aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 216, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.7% 0.064 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e4c3',
500: '#ecd8aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd8aa; $custom-light: #f3e4c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd8aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 216,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.818,
"s": 63.462,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88735,
"c": 0.06398,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.69847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD8AA
secondary
#728CC9
accent
#50CB1A
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#171512
muted
#858482