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#ECA263 — Light Vivid Orange

#ECA263 is a orange color we call Light Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #ECA263 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.

#ECA263 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 #65ADEC; it also sits naturally between #EC6569 and #ECE765. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECA263 · RGB 236, 162, 99

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Color values

HEX#ECA263
RGB236, 162, 99
HSL28°, 78%, 66%
HSV28°, 58%, 93%
CMYK0%, 31%, 58%, 7%
XYZ49.76, 44.57, 17.79
Yxy44.57, 0.4438, 0.3975
CIE-Lab72.61, 21.05, 43.45
Hunter Lab66.76, 20.09, 28.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 64% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 58% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECA263 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECA263 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECA263

.text { color: #ECA263; }
.background { background-color: #ECA263; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA263; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 162, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 78%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA263; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 162, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA263; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 162, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA263">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA263">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA263

#E99449#E5842E#D5721A#BA6317#9F5514#844610#68380D#492709#2D1806#120A02

Tints of #ECA263

#EEAC72#EFB480#F1BC8E#F3C49B#F4CCA9#F6D4B6#F8DCC4#F9E4D2#FBECDF#FDF4ED

Tones of #ECA263

#E2A46E#D9A578#CFA681#C5A68C#BBA795#B2A89F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #65ADEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.12:1 Fails
Against black text9.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECA263: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA263

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 #ECA263: ·

How #ECA263 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCB72Deuteranopia · #D0D676Tritanopia · #E87E81

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECA263 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fdeedc
#FDEEDC · #FFD8A9 · #F1A661 · #E38B29
Palette Ef9c66
#EF9C66 · #FCDC94 · #C8CFA0 · #78ABA8
Palette 36ba98
#36BA98 · #E9C46A · #F4A261 · #E76F51
Palette 7c444f
#7C444F · #9F5255 · #E16A54 · #F39E60
Palette Cadcae
#CADCAE · #E1E9C9 · #EDA35A · #FEE8D9
Palette 001f3d
#001F3D · #ED985F · #F7B980 · #E6E6E6

Similar colors

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

#F1A661#EF9C66#F4A261#F39E60#EDA35A#ED985F#E39C65#E89C5A#F2A65A#F39F5A#F3A26D#F29F58

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECA262  ·  #ECA264 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA263?

#ECA263 is Light Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 162, 99). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA263?

#ECA263 is RGB 236, 162, 99 — HSL 28°, 78%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 58%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA263?

Its complement is #65ADEC; analogous partners are #EC6569 and #ECE765. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA263 for text?

Black text on #ECA263 has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.