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#ECD09C Color

#ECD09C is rgb(236, 208, 156) in RGB, hsl(39, 68%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 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 4.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECD09C
HEX#ECD09C
RGBrgb(236, 208, 156)
HSLhsl(39, 68%, 77%)
HSVhsv(39, 34%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 34%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.074 82.7)
LABlab(84.94% 4.71 29.68)
LCHlch(84.94% 30.05 80.99)

What #ECD09C 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 #ECD09C, 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.

#ECD09C Channel Values

How #ECD09C 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 208 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 68% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 34% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 34% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECD09C 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECD09C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECD09C; 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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Tints & Shades of #ECD09C

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 #ECD09C.

How #ECD09C 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#ECD09C
Protanopia#D5D59C
Protanomaly#DFD39C
Deuteranopia#DADA9B
Deuteranomaly#E1D69B
Tritanopia#F1CACA
Tritanomaly#EFCDBA
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECD09C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecd09c: #ECD09C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECD09C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecd09c': '#ECD09C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.816, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_ecd09c">#ECD09C</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECD09C"

More Orange Colors

#ECD09C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECD09C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECD09C?

#ECD09C is a light orange — rgb(236, 208, 156) in RGB and hsl(39, 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 4.42.

What is the RGB value of #ECD09C?

#ECD09C is rgb(236, 208, 156) — red 236, green 208, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECD09C?

#ECD09C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 34%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECD09C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECD09C scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECD09C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECD09C 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 5.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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