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#ECC89C Color

#ECC89C is rgb(236, 200, 156) in RGB, hsl(33, 68%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 34%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECC89C
HEX#ECC89C
RGBrgb(236, 200, 156)
HSLhsl(33, 68%, 77%)
HSVhsv(33, 34%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 34%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.071 72.2)
LABlab(82.96% 8.64 27.06)
LCHlch(82.96% 28.40 72.29)

What #ECC89C 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 #ECC89C, 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.

#ECC89C Channel Values

How #ECC89C 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 200 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 68% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 34% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 34% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECC89C 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECC89C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECC89C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECC89C; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ECC89C

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 #ECC89C.

How #ECC89C 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#ECC89C
Protanopia#CFCF9C
Protanomaly#DBCC9C
Deuteranopia#D5D59A
Deuteranomaly#DED09B
Tritanopia#F0C3C3
Tritanomaly#EEC5B5
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECC89C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecc89c: #ECC89C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECC89C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecc89c': '#ECC89C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.784, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_ecc89c">#ECC89C</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECC89C"

More Orange Colors

#ECC89C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECC89C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECC89C?

#ECC89C is a light orange — rgb(236, 200, 156) in RGB and hsl(33, 68%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.37.

What is the RGB value of #ECC89C?

#ECC89C is rgb(236, 200, 156) — red 236, green 200, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECC89C?

#ECC89C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 34%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECC89C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECC89C scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECC89C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECC89C 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 6.54, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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