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#ECB68A closest to Peach Taffy

#ECB68A is a light, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Peach Taffy. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 71.4% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(236, 182, 138)). Its HSL value is 27° hue, 72% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 42% yellow and 7% black. #ECB68A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.62:1.

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Variations of #ECB68A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ECB68A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ECB68A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ECB68A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3C68B
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7BA87
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2BA88
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3C68B
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DAC08A
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FCABAB
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2B29A
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDBEB5

#ECB68A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#ECB68A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.62:1 Very good#ECB68A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ECB68A in CSS

/* Peach Taffy */
.color { color: #ECB68A; }
.background { background-color: #ECB68A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ECB68A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 182 138);
color: hsl(27 72% 73%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.086 60.4);

#ECB68A FAQ

What color is #ECB68A?

#ECB68A is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Peach Taffy. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #ECB68A?

#ECB68A is rgb(236, 182, 138) in RGB, hsl(27, 72%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 23%, 42%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ECB68A?

The complementary color of #ECB68A is #8AC0EC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ECB68A?

Black text has the best contrast on #ECB68A: 11.62:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ECB68A a warm or cool color?

#ECB68A is a warm color.