Palettes / Colors / #ECA09D

#ECA09D — Light Red

#ECA09D is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #ECA09D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ECA09D is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 #9CEAEC; it also sits naturally between #EC9CC2 and #ECC79C. 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 93% · Green 63% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 33% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECA09D

.text { color: #ECA09D; }
.background { background-color: #ECA09D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA09D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 160, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 68%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA09D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 160, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA09D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 160, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA09D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA09D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9CEAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECA09D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA09D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ECA09D 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 #ECA09D 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

← #ECA09C  ·  #ECA09E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA09D?

#ECA09D is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 160, 157). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA09D?

#ECA09D is RGB 236, 160, 157 — HSL 2°, 68%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 33%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA09D?

Its complement is #9CEAEC; analogous partners are #EC9CC2 and #ECC79C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA09D for text?

Black text on #ECA09D has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.