What color is #ECC487?

#ECC487 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honeyed Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECC487?

The RGB value is 236, 196, 135: 236 red, 196 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECC487?

The complementary color is #87AFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECC487?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECC487 color

#ECC487 rgb(236, 196, 135)

Shades of orange

The hex color #ECC487 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 76.9% green and 52.9% blue (236, 196, 135).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 73% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 43% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Honeyed Glow (#EFC488), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#ECC487 color codes

HEX	`#ECC487`
RGB	`rgb(236, 196, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 76.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 73%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 43%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 43%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.33, 6.3, 35.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.33, 36.46, 80.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.707, 59.065, 31.225)`
Decimal	`15516807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECC487, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ECC487	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECC487 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ECC487 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecc487; }
.text { color: #ecc487; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecc487; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 196 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecc487, #e2ec87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burlywood.

Questions

What color is #ECC487?: #ECC487 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honeyed Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECC487?: The RGB value is 236, 196, 135: 236 red, 196 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECC487?: The complementary color is #87AFEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECC487?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.