Palettes / Colors / #ECA78E

#ECA78E — Light Orange

#ECA78E is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#ECA78E 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 #8ED3EC; it also sits naturally between #EC8EA4 and #ECD68E. 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 65% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 40% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECA78E

.text { color: #ECA78E; }
.background { background-color: #ECA78E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA78E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 167, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA78E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 167, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA78E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 167, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA78E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA78E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA78E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ED3EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECA78E: #000000.

How #ECA78E 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 #ECA78E 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

← #ECA78D  ·  #ECA78F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA78E?

#ECA78E is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 167, 142). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA78E?

#ECA78E is RGB 236, 167, 142 — HSL 16°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 40%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA78E?

Its complement is #8ED3EC; analogous partners are #EC8EA4 and #ECD68E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA78E for text?

Black text on #ECA78E has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.