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#ECB674 Color

#ECB674 is rgb(236, 182, 116) in RGB, hsl(33, 76%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 51%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECB674
HEX#ECB674
RGBrgb(236, 182, 116)
HSLhsl(33, 76%, 69%)
HSVhsv(33, 51%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 51%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.1% 0.104 71.1)
LABlab(78.03% 14.56 41.31)
LCHlch(78.03% 43.81 70.58)

What #ECB674 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ECB674, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#ECB674 Channel Values

How #ECB674 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 182 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 76% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 51% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 51% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECB674 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.

Fails AAWhite text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECB674

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECB674; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ECB674

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECB674.

How #ECB674 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#ECB674
Protanopia#C1C173
Protanomaly#D3BC74
Deuteranopia#CACA71
Deuteranomaly#D8C272
Tritanopia#F1AFAF
Tritanomaly#EFB29B
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECB674 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecb674: #ECB674;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECB674;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecb674': '#ECB674' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.714, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_ecb674">#ECB674</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECB674"

More Orange Colors

#ECB674 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECB674 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECB674?

#ECB674 is a light orange — rgb(236, 182, 116) in RGB and hsl(33, 76%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Yellow Red (#ECB176), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.79.

What is the RGB value of #ECB674?

#ECB674 is rgb(236, 182, 116) — red 236, green 182, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECB674?

#ECB674 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 51%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECB674 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECB674 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECB674 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECB674 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 12.22, which is visibly different.

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