#EEC37A#EEC37A
#EEC37A is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.586; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.104 H 79.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEC37A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 195, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 77%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 49%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 48.7%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.08, 6.36, 42.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.08, 42.75, 81.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.93% 0.0182 0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.93% 0.104 79.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2902, 58.6156, 26.6522) |
| Luminance | 0.5861 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.77
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.92
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.37
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.51
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 7.12
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEC37A #7AA5EE
analogous
#EE897A #EEC37A #DFEE7A
triadic
#EEC37A #7AEEC3 #C37AEE
tetradic
#EEC37A #7AEE89 #7AA5EE #EE7ADF
square
#EEC37A #7AEE89 #7AA5EE #EE7ADF
split-complementary
#EEC37A #7ADFEE #897AEE
monochromatic
#D38F1B #E7AB44 #EEC37A #F5DBB0 #FCF3E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#EEC37A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.72
#EEC37A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEC37A
12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEC37A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEC37A | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.72 | 12.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C374
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCE7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB6B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eec37a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 195, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.104 79.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6d5a1',
500: '#eec37a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eec37a; $custom-light: #f6d5a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eec37a",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 195,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.759,
"s": 77.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83929,
"c": 0.10359,
"h": 79.9
},
"luminance": 0.58612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEC37A
secondary
#4575C8
accent
#58DA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380