What color is #ECC97B?

#ECC97B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mille-Feuille. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECC97B?

The RGB value is 236, 201, 123: 236 red, 201 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECC97B?

The complementary color is #7B9EEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECC97B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECC97B color

#ECC97B rgb(236, 201, 123)

Shades of orange

The hex color #ECC97B is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 78.8% green and 48.2% blue (236, 201, 123).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 75% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 48% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Mille-Feuille (#EFC87D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#ECC97B color codes

HEX	`#ECC97B`
RGB	`rgb(236, 201, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 78.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 75%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 48%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 48%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.4, 2.52, 43.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.4, 43.45, 86.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.056, 61.039, 27.406)`
Decimal	`15518075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECC97B, 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 #ECC97B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECC97B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #ECC97B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecc97b; }
.text { color: #ecc97b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecc97b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 201 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecc97b, #d7ec7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Caramel.

Questions

What color is #ECC97B?: #ECC97B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mille-Feuille. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECC97B?: The RGB value is 236, 201, 123: 236 red, 201 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECC97B?: The complementary color is #7B9EEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECC97B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.