#ecb974

Color #ecb974

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Burlywood #deb887 · ΔE 12.32 Nearest Tailwind class orange-300 #ffb86a · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ecb974

RGB

rgb(236, 185, 116)

HSL

hsl(34.5, 75.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.5, 50.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 50.8%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(78.34, 10.25, 41.84)

LCH

lch(78.34, 43.08, 76.23)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.1048, 73.81)

HWB

hwb(34.5, 45.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74a7ec

Analogous

#ec7d74

#ecb974

#e3ec74

Triadic

#ecb974

#74ecb9

#b974ec

Split-complementary

#ecb974

#74e3ec

#7d74ec

Tetradic

#ecb974

#a7ec74

#74a7ec

#b974ec

Square

#ecb974

#74ec7d

#74a7ec

#ec74e3

Shades

Color #ecb974 mixed toward black.

#e59f40

#ce831c

#9b6215

#67410e

#342107

Tints

Color #ecb974 mixed toward white.

#efc58b

#f2d0a2

#f5dcb9

#f9e8d1

#fcf3e8

Tones

Color #ecb974 mixed toward gray.

#e2b77e

#d8b688

#ceb492

#c4b39c

#bab1a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d789 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#dbde8d · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#ea979a · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ecb974;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecb974]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ecb974 (#ecb974) is rgb(236, 185, 116) in RGB.

No, #ecb974 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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