#EEC46B#EEC46B
#EEC46B is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.118 H 84.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEC46B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 196, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 55%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.14, 4.56, 49.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.14, 49.97, 84.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.91% 0.0113 0.1174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.91% 0.118 84.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.6562, 58.7218, 22.2046) |
| Luminance | 0.5872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.15
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.95
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.14
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.42
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.51
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEC46B #6B95EE
analogous
#EE826B #EEC46B #D7EE6B
triadic
#EEC46B #6BEEC4 #C46BEE
tetradic
#EEC46B #6BEE82 #6B95EE #EE6BD7
square
#EEC46B #6BEE82 #6B95EE #EE6BD7
split-complementary
#EEC46B #6BD7EE #826BEE
monochromatic
#C88F17 #E8AE34 #EEC46B #F4DAA2 #FBF0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#EEC46B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.74
#EEC46B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEC46B
12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEC46B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEC46B | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.74 | 12.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C363
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eec46b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 196, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.118 84.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6d597',
500: '#eec46b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eec46b; $custom-light: #f6d597; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eec46b",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 196,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.763,
"s": 79.394,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83913,
"c": 0.11789,
"h": 84.5
},
"luminance": 0.58719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEC46B
secondary
#3865C5
accent
#4DDC0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#18140E
muted
#86837F