#ECB75B
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(81% 0.125 79.2), rgb(236, 183, 91).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.49:1).
About this color
#ECB75B is a light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.125 and its hue 79°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.49:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.125) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.49:1 |
| White text | 1.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #ECB75B |
| RGB | rgb(236, 183, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 79%, 64%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.125 79.2) |
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 #ECB75B | 1.82:1 | Fails | Lc -38.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #ECB75B | 11.49:1 | AAA | Lc 69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #ECB75B text on white | 1.82:1 | Fails | Lc 34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #ECB75B text on black | 11.49:1 | AAA | Lc -68.5 | 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
#FCF4E9
oklch(97% 0.017 76.1)
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Step 100
100
#F7E8CF
oklch(93.6% 0.037 80.6)
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Step 200
200
#F2D5A5
oklch(88.6% 0.07 80.1)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#ECB75B
oklch(81% 0.125 79.2)
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Step 400
400
#D19400
oklch(70.8% 0.147 79.2)
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Step 500
500
#B37E00
oklch(63% 0.131 79.1)
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Step 600
600
#976A00
oklch(55.7% 0.116 79.3)
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Step 700
700
#7F5900
oklch(49.2% 0.102 79.8)
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Step 800
800
#694800
oklch(42.7% 0.089 78.7)
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Step 900
900
#573C00
oklch(37.7% 0.078 80.1)
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Step 950
950
#352300
oklch(27.1% 0.056 79.9)
#ECB75B 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) | #CCB852 | 0.051 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D9C55E | 0.043 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FFA8A2 | 0.108 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C0C0C0 | 0.125 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #ECB75B
#ECB75B
oklch(81% 0.125 79.2)
- #9CC3FF
#9CC3FF
oklch(81.1% 0.095 258.8)
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 #ECB75B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.026
- Butterscotch #FDB147 ΔE 0.029
- Saffron #E9C46A ΔE 0.031
- Light Orange #FDAA48 ΔE 0.037
- Maximum Yellow Red #FCBF49 ΔE 0.038
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.042
- Yellow Orange #FCB001 ΔE 0.044
- Pale Orange #FFA756 ΔE 0.046
Use #ECB75B 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.