Palettes / Colors / #E7C19C

#E7C19C — Light Orange

#E7C19C is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#E7C19C is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9CC2E7; it also sits naturally between #E79C9C and #E7E79C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 76% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 32% · Key 9%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E7C19C

.text { color: #E7C19C; }
.background { background-color: #E7C19C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7C19C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 193, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 61%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7C19C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 193, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7C19C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 193, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E7C19C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7C19C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E7C19C

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Tones of #E7C19C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CC2E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E7C19C: #000000.

How #E7C19C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E7C19C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E7C19B  ·  #E7C19D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E7C19C?

#E7C19C is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 231, 193, 156). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E7C19C?

#E7C19C is RGB 231, 193, 156 — HSL 30°, 61%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 32%, 9%.

What colors go with #E7C19C?

Its complement is #9CC2E7; analogous partners are #E79C9C and #E7E79C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E7C19C for text?

Black text on #E7C19C has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.