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#ECCC9C Color

#ECCC9C is rgb(236, 204, 156) in RGB, hsl(36, 68%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECCC9C
HEX#ECCC9C
RGBrgb(236, 204, 156)
HSLhsl(36, 68%, 77%)
HSVhsv(36, 34%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.072 77.6)
LABlab(83.95% 6.67 28.37)
LCHlch(83.95% 29.14 76.77)

What #ECCC9C 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 #ECCC9C, 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.

#ECCC9C Channel Values

How #ECCC9C 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 204 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 68% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 34% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 34% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECCC9C 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECCC9C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECCC9C; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ECCC9C

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 #ECCC9C.

How #ECCC9C 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#ECCC9C
Protanopia#D2D29C
Protanomaly#DDD09C
Deuteranopia#D7D79B
Deuteranomaly#E0D39B
Tritanopia#F0C7C7
Tritanomaly#EFC9B7
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECCC9C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eccc9c: #ECCC9C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECCC9C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eccc9c': '#ECCC9C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.800, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_eccc9c">#ECCC9C</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECCC9C"

More Orange Colors

#ECCC9C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECCC9C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECCC9C?

#ECCC9C is a light orange — rgb(236, 204, 156) in RGB and hsl(36, 68%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.2.

What is the RGB value of #ECCC9C?

#ECCC9C is rgb(236, 204, 156) — red 236, green 204, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECCC9C?

#ECCC9C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 34%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECCC9C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECCC9C scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECCC9C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECCC9C 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 navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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