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#ECC988 Color

#ECC988 is rgb(236, 201, 136) in RGB, hsl(39, 72%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECC988
HEX#ECC988
RGBrgb(236, 201, 136)
HSLhsl(39, 72%, 73%)
HSVhsv(39, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.092 82.4)
LABlab(82.93% 6.51 37.28)
LCHlch(82.93% 37.85 80.09)

What #ECC988 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 #ECC988, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.04Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 9.35Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 9.6Topaz#FFC87CΔE 11.16Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 11.5Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 12.4

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

#ECC988 Channel Values

How #ECC988 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 201 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 72% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 42% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECC988 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 text13.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECC988 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECC988

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECC988; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECC988
Complementary
#89ABEC
Analogous
#EC9789
Analogous
#DDEC89
Triadic
#89ECC9
Triadic
#C989EC
Split comp.
#89DDEC
Split comp.
#9789EC

Tints & Shades of #ECC988

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

#EFD19A
#F1D7A7
#F4DFB9
#F6E5C6
#F9EDD8
#FBF3E5

Shades

#E5B55D
#DDA131
#BD851F
#956918
#694A11
#3D2B0A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECC988.

How #ECC988 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#ECC988
Protanopia#D0D088
Protanomaly#DCCD88
Deuteranopia#D5D586
Deuteranomaly#DFD187
Tritanopia#F1C2C2
Tritanomaly#EFC5AE
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECC988 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecc988: #ECC988;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECC988;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecc988': '#ECC988' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.788, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_ecc988">#ECC988</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECC988"

More Orange Colors

#ECC988 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ECC988 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECC988?

#ECC988 is a light orange — rgb(236, 201, 136) in RGB and hsl(39, 72%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #ECC988?

#ECC988 is rgb(236, 201, 136) — red 236, green 201, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECC988?

#ECC988 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECC988 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECC988 scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECC988 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECC988 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 9.35, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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