#EEC86D#EEC86D
#EEC86D is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.606; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.118 H 87.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEC86D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 200, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 54.2%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.16, 2.64, 50.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.16, 50.08, 86.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.72% 0.0059 0.1181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.72% 0.118 87.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6770, 60.5929, 23.0700) |
| Luminance | 0.6059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.96
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.85
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.86
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.17
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.75
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEC86D #6D93EE
analogous
#EE886D #EEC86D #D3EE6D
triadic
#EEC86D #6DEEC8 #C86DEE
tetradic
#EEC86D #6DEE88 #6D93EE #EE6DD3
square
#EEC86D #6DEE88 #6D93EE #EE6DD3
split-complementary
#EEC86D #6DD3EE #886DEE
monochromatic
#C99517 #E8B336 #EEC86D #F4DDA4 #FBF1DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#EEC86D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.12
#EEC86D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEC86D
13.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEC86D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEC86D | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.12 | 13.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC665
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D170
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBAB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eec86d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 200, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.118 87.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6d899',
500: '#eec86d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eec86d; $custom-light: #f6d899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eec86d",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 200,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.326,
"s": 79.141,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84724,
"c": 0.11824,
"h": 87.1
},
"luminance": 0.6059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEC86D
secondary
#3963C6
accent
#48DB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F