#EECC6E#EECC6E
#EECC6E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.625; OKLCH L 85.5% C 0.120 H 89.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EECC6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 204, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 53.8%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.17, 0.65, 50.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.17, 50.74, 89.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.53% 0.0003 0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.53% 0.12 89.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6696, 62.4916, 23.6679) |
| Luminance | 0.6249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.11
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.68
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.93
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.94
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.25
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EECC6E #6E90EE
analogous
#EE8C6E #EECC6E #D0EE6E
triadic
#EECC6E #6EEECC #CC6EEE
tetradic
#EECC6E #6EEE8C #6E90EE #EE6ED0
square
#EECC6E #6EEE8C #6E90EE #EE6ED0
split-complementary
#EECC6E #6ED0EE #8C6EEE
monochromatic
#CA9B18 #E8B937 #EECC6E #F4DFA5 #FBF3DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#EECC6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.50
#EECC6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EECC6E
13.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EECC6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EECC6E | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.50 | 13.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECA66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D372
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBFB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eecc6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 204, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.5% 0.120 89.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6db9a',
500: '#eecc6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eecc6e; $custom-light: #f6db9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eecc6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 204,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.063,
"s": 79.012,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85528,
"c": 0.11977,
"h": 89.9
},
"luminance": 0.62489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EECC6E
secondary
#3A5FC6
accent
#42DB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F