#EEC86C#EEC86C
#EEC86C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.606; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.119 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEC86C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 200, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 54.6%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.15, 2.56, 50.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.15, 50.54, 87.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.71% 0.0056 0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.71% 0.119 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6235, 60.5715, 22.7881) |
| Luminance | 0.6057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.97
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.70
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.74
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.14
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.71
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEC86C #6C92EE
analogous
#EE876C #EEC86C #D3EE6C
triadic
#EEC86C #6CEEC8 #C86CEE
tetradic
#EEC86C #6CEE87 #6C92EE #EE6CD3
square
#EEC86C #6CEE87 #6C92EE #EE6CD3
split-complementary
#EEC86C #6CD3EE #876CEE
monochromatic
#C89517 #E8B335 #EEC86C #F4DDA3 #FBF1DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#EEC86C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.11
#EEC86C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEC86C
13.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEC86C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEC86C | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.11 | 13.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC664
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D16F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBAB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eec86c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 200, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.119 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6d898',
500: '#eec86c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eec86c; $custom-light: #f6d898; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eec86c",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 200,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.462,
"s": 79.268,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84712,
"c": 0.11915,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.60568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEC86C
secondary
#3962C6
accent
#47DC0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F