#EEC874#EEC874
#EEC874 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.607; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.112 H 85.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEC874 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 200, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 78%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 51%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 51.3%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.24, 3.22, 46.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.24, 46.81, 86.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.82% 0.0084 0.1114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.82% 0.112 85.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0689, 60.7497, 25.1341) |
| Luminance | 0.6075 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.10
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.50
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.80
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.93
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.16
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEC874 #749AEE
analogous
#EE8B74 #EEC874 #D7EE74
triadic
#EEC874 #74EEC8 #C874EE
tetradic
#EEC874 #74EE8B #749AEE #EE74D7
square
#EEC874 #74EE8B #749AEE #EE74D7
split-complementary
#EEC874 #74D7EE #8B74EE
monochromatic
#CE9619 #E7B23D #EEC874 #F5DEAB #FBF3E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#EEC874 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.15
#EEC874 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEC874
13.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEC874 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEC874 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.15 | 13.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC76D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D177
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBBB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eec874; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 200, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.112 85.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6d89e',
500: '#eec874',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eec874; $custom-light: #f6d89e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eec874",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 200,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.311,
"s": 78.205,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84818,
"c": 0.11173,
"h": 85.7
},
"luminance": 0.60747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEC874
secondary
#3F6AC7
accent
#4CDA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F