#ECC891 Hex Color
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Think of sandstone warmed by late afternoon light. #ecc891 is a pastel orange with honeyed, muted undertones, mellow rather than loud. Its low saturation makes it a friendly background for spring packaging and youth branding, though it washes out next to plain white. Black text sits comfortably on top at about 13.2:1 contrast. The hex code #ecc891 gains punch beside deep teal or navy.
Questions about #ecc891
What is #ecc891 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #ecc891 is rgb(236, 200, 145), in HSL hsl(36, 71%, 75%) and in CMYK 0%, 15%, 39%, 7%. Browse more shades of orange with names and hex codes.
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Is #ecc891 readable on white or black?
#ecc891 has a 1.58:1 contrast ratio on white and 13.23:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.