Palettes / Colors / #ECA87E

#ECA87E — Light Orange

#ECA87E is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color DarkSalmon (#E9967A). It belongs to the orange family.

#ECA87E 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 #7EC2EC; it also sits naturally between #EC7E8B and #ECDF7E. 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 66% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 47% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #ECA87E

.text { color: #ECA87E; }
.background { background-color: #ECA87E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA87E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 168, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 74%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA87E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 168, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA87E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 168, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA87E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA87E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA87E

Tints of #ECA87E

Tones of #ECA87E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EC2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECA87E: #000000.

How #ECA87E 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 #ECA87E or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECA87D  ·  #ECA87F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA87E?

#ECA87E is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 168, 126). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA87E?

#ECA87E is RGB 236, 168, 126 — HSL 23°, 74%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 47%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA87E?

Its complement is #7EC2EC; analogous partners are #EC7E8B and #ECDF7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA87E for text?

Black text on #ECA87E has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.