#ecd697

Color #ecd697

A moderately saturated light orange.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ecd697

RGB

rgb(236, 214, 151)

HSL

hsl(44.5, 69.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.5, 36%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 36%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(86.09, -1.27, 33.92)

LCH

lch(86.09, 33.94, 92.14)

OKLCH

oklch(88%, 0.0842, 91.02)

HWB

hwb(44.5, 59.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97adec

Analogous

#ecac97

#ecd697

#d7ec97

Triadic

#ecd697

#97ecd6

#d697ec

Split-complementary

#ecd697

#97d7ec

#ac97ec

Tetradic

#ecd697

#adec97

#97adec

#d697ec

Square

#ecd697

#97ecac

#97adec

#ec97d7

Shades

Color #ecd697 mixed toward black.

#e2c161

#d8ab2a

#a4811e

#6d5614

#372b0a

Tints

Color #ecd697 mixed toward white.

#efdda8

#f2e4ba

#f6ebcb

#f9f1dc

#fcf8ee

Tones

Color #ecd697 mixed toward gray.

#e5d39e

#decfa5

#d7ccac

#d0c8b3

#c9c5ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e3a9 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#e4e6ad · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#ebb6b8 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ecd697;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecd697]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#ecd697 (#ecd697) is rgb(236, 214, 151) in RGB.

No, #ecd697 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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