#EEC97A#EEC97A
#EEC97A is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.614; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.107 H 85.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEC97A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 201, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 77%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 49%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 48.7%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.57, 3.23, 44.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.57, 44.25, 85.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.1% 0.0091 0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.1% 0.107 85.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6616, 61.3585, 27.1094) |
| Luminance | 0.6136 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.14
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.60
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.28
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.38
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.46
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEC97A #7A9FEE
analogous
#EE8F7A #EEC97A #D9EE7A
triadic
#EEC97A #7AEEC9 #C97AEE
tetradic
#EEC97A #7AEE8F #7A9FEE #EE7AD9
square
#EEC97A #7AEE8F #7A9FEE #EE7AD9
split-complementary
#EEC97A #7AD9EE #8F7AEE
monochromatic
#D3981B #E7B344 #EEC97A #F5DFB0 #FCF4E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#EEC97A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.27
#EEC97A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEC97A
13.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEC97A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEC97A | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.27 | 13.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC874
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D27D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEBCB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eec97a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 201, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.107 85.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6d9a2',
500: '#eec97a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eec97a; $custom-light: #f6d9a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eec97a",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 201,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.862,
"s": 77.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85101,
"c": 0.10653,
"h": 85.1
},
"luminance": 0.61356
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEC97A
secondary
#456EC8
accent
#4EDA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380