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#ECA182 — Light Orange

#ECA182 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darksalmon (#E9967A) — not an exact match. CSS darksalmon gives you #E9967A, a different color; use #ECA182 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.

#ECA182 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 #83CDEC; it also sits naturally between #EC8398 and #ECD783. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECA182 · RGB 236, 161, 130

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Color values

HEX#ECA182
RGB236, 161, 130
HSL18°, 74%, 72%
HSV18°, 45%, 93%
CMYK0%, 32%, 45%, 7%
XYZ51.37, 44.93, 27.08
Yxy44.93, 0.4163, 0.3642
CIE-Lab72.85, 24.30, 27.40
Hunter Lab67.03, 23.42, 20.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 63% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 45% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECA182 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECA182 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECA182

.text { color: #ECA182; }
.background { background-color: #ECA182; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA182; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 161, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 74%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA182; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 161, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA182; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 161, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA182">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA182">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA182

#E88B64#E37445#DF602A#C8511E#A94419#8A3815#6A2B10#50200C#311407#120703

Tints of #ECA182

#EEA98C#F0B399#F1BAA2#F3C4AF#F4CAB8#F6D1C1#F8DBCE#F9E1D7#FBEBE4#FCF2ED

Tones of #ECA182

#E5A68B#DDA892#D6AC9A#CEAEA1#C7B2A9#BFB4B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #83CDEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.10:1 Fails
Against black text9.99:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECA182: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA182

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECA182: ·

How #ECA182 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCB8ADeuteranopia · #D0D68BTritanopia · #E88F91

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECA182 rather than the exact color:

Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777
Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A
Palette Ffeed6
#FFEED6 · #A5AF79 · #827148 · #E8A07C
Misty Ruby Zephyr
#B533CF · #DB4AB0 · #E04E72 · #E99D89
Palette A75d5d
#A75D5D · #D3756B · #F0997D · #FFC3A1
Dreamy Ruby
#522D60 · #80426E · #F2A67B · #FFD38B

Similar colors

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

#E99D84#E79E85#E8A07C#E99D89#F0997D#F2A67B#EAAC7F#E8988A#E59580#EBAF81#EAAC8B#E7AB79

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECA181  ·  #ECA183 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA182?

#ECA182 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 161, 130). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA182?

#ECA182 is RGB 236, 161, 130 — HSL 18°, 74%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 45%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA182?

Its complement is #83CDEC; analogous partners are #EC8398 and #ECD783. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA182 for text?

Black text on #ECA182 has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.