#ECB138
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(79.5% 0.147 81), rgb(236, 177, 56).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (10.91:1).
About this color
#ECB138 is a light, vivid orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.147 and its hue 81°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.91:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.147) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 10.91:1 |
| White text | 1.92:1 |
Values
| HEX | #ECB138 |
| RGB | rgb(236, 177, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 83%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.5% 0.147 81) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #ECB138 | 1.92:1 | Fails | Lc -40.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #ECB138 | 10.91:1 | AAA | Lc 67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #ECB138 text on white | 1.92:1 | Fails | Lc 36.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #ECB138 text on black | 10.91:1 | AAA | Lc -65.9 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#FCF4E7
oklch(97% 0.019 80.1)
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Step 100
100
#F9E8CB
oklch(93.7% 0.042 81.1)
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Step 200
200
#F5D49C
oklch(88.5% 0.081 80.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#ECB138
oklch(79.5% 0.147 81)
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Step 400
400
#CF9500
oklch(70.7% 0.146 80.7)
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Step 500
500
#B17F00
oklch(63% 0.13 80.8)
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Step 600
600
#956B00
oklch(55.6% 0.115 81.4)
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Step 700
700
#7E5900
oklch(49% 0.101 80.5)
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Step 800
800
#674900
oklch(42.7% 0.088 81.6)
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Step 900
900
#563C00
oklch(37.6% 0.078 81.1)
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Step 950
950
#342300
oklch(27% 0.056 81.4)
#ECB138 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #C9B223 | 0.058 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D7C13D | 0.049 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FFA099 | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BBBBBB | 0.147 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #ECB138
#ECB138
oklch(79.5% 0.147 81)
- #97BDFF
#97BDFF
oklch(79.6% 0.103 261.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #ECB138, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.010
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.018
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.028
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.031
- Orange Yellow #FFAD01 ΔE 0.031
- Light Orange #FDAA48 ΔE 0.036
- Mango #FFA62B ΔE 0.037
- Orange #FFA500 ΔE 0.038
Use #ECB138 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.