Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176)

The hex code for Middle Yellow Red is #ECB176. It is rgb(236, 177, 118) in RGB, hsl(30, 76%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 50%, 7%) in CMYK — a light orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#ECB176

RGBrgb(236, 177, 118)

HSLhsl(30, 76%, 69%)

HSVhsv(30, 50%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 50%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.102 65.5)

LABlab(76.85% 17.20 38.86)

LCHlch(76.85% 42.50 66.12)

Colors Closest to Middle Yellow Red

Middle Yellow Red is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 2.54 Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 4.47 Macaroni and Cheese#FFBD88ΔE 6.28 Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 8.15 Very Light Tangelo#FFB077ΔE 8.74 Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 9.73

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#ECB176 Channel Values

How Middle Yellow Red breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 236 · G 177 · B 118	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 30° · S 76% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 30° · S 50% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 25% · Y 50% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.89:1 vs white · 11.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Middle Yellow Red background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Middle Yellow Red

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Middle Yellow Red; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Middle Yellow Red

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Middle Yellow Red Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ECB176

Protanopia#BDBD75

Protanomaly#D1B876

Deuteranopia#C7C773

Deuteranomaly#D7BF74

Tritanopia#F0ABAB

Tritanomaly#EEAD99

Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

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Using #ECB176 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--middle-yellow-red: #ECB176;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECB176;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'middle-yellow-red': '#ECB176' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.694, blue: 0.463)

Android XML<color name="middle_yellow_red">#ECB176</color>

SVG fillfill="#ECB176"

More Orange Colors

Middle Yellow Red sits in the orangefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ed872d ecb165 ed9121 eca674 edc9af eca58d eeab2f ec5800 efb39f ebddcc efc881 ebd5b7 f4ceb3 fad6a5 fdf7ec ff7800 ffa07a ffba9e ffdaad ffebcc fff8eb c69f6c da8a67 e3dac9

#ECB176 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Middle Yellow Red?

The hex code for Middle Yellow Red is #ECB176. That is rgb(236, 177, 118) in RGB, hsl(30, 76%, 69%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 50%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #ECB176?

#ECB176 is rgb(236, 177, 118) — red 236, green 177, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECB176?

#ECB176 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 50%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECB176 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECB176 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECB176 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECB176 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 11.66, which is visibly different.

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