#FFECB9#FFECB9
#FFECB9 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.848; OKLCH L 94.6% C 0.069 H 90.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFECB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 236, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 100%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 27%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 27.5%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.78, -1.11, 27.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.78, 27.14, 92.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.6% 0 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.6% 0.069 90) |
| XYZ | xyz(79.9930, 84.7558, 58.0352) |
| Luminance | 0.8475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 2.60
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.09
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 3.42
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 3.92
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.02
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFECB9 #B9CCFF
analogous
#FFC9B9 #FFECB9 #EFFFB9
triadic
#FFECB9 #B9FFEC #ECB9FF
tetradic
#FFECB9 #B9FFC9 #B9CCFF #FFB9EF
square
#FFECB9 #B9FFC9 #B9CCFF #FFB9EF
split-complementary
#FFECB9 #B9EFFF #C9B9FF
monochromatic
#FFCB3F #FFDB7C #FFECB9 #FFF7E0 #FFF7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FFECB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.95
#FFECB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFECB9
17.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFECB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFECB9 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.95 | 17.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8EAB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEFBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE4DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffecb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 236, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.6% 0.069 90.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff2ce',
500: '#ffecb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffecb9; $custom-light: #fff2ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffecb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 236,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.714,
"s": 100,
"l": 86.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94603,
"c": 0.06865,
"h": 90
},
"luminance": 0.84754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFECB9
secondary
#7594E7
accent
#3EE600
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FFFEFB
border
#D7D6D4
text
#181613
muted
#868583