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#ECA883 — Light Orange

#ECA883 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 #ECA883 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.

#ECA883 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 #83C7EC; it also sits naturally between #EC8393 and #ECDC83. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECA883 · RGB 236, 168, 131

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Color values

HEX#ECA883
RGB236, 168, 131
HSL21°, 73%, 72%
HSV21°, 44%, 93%
CMYK0%, 29%, 44%, 7%
XYZ52.69, 47.48, 27.86
Yxy47.48, 0.4116, 0.3708
CIE-Lab74.49, 20.68, 29.05
Hunter Lab68.90, 19.91, 21.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 66% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 44% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECA883 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECA883 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECA883

.text { color: #ECA883; }
.background { background-color: #ECA883; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA883; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 168, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 73%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA883; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 168, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA883; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 168, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA883">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA883">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA883

#E79265#E27C46#DE6A2B#C75A1F#A84C1A#893E15#6A3011#4F240C#311608#120803

Tints of #ECA883

#EDAE8C#EFB89A#F1BEA2#F3C7B0#F4CDB8#F5D3C1#F7DDCE#F9E3D7#FBECE5#FCF3ED

Tones of #ECA883

#E5AA8B#DDAC92#D6AF9A#CEB1A1#C7B3A9#BFB5B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #83C7EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.00:1 Fails
Against black text10.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECA883: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA883

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 #ECA883: ·

How #ECA883 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCE8CDeuteranopia · #D3D88ETritanopia · #E99395

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECA883 rather than the exact color:

Palette 493323
#493323 · #91684A · #EAAC7F · #FFDF91
Palette F7ffba
#F7FFBA · #F7E39C · #EBAF81 · #DA8067
Peach Sky Gradient
#355070 · #6D597A · #B56576 · #EAAC8B
Dreamy Ruby
#522D60 · #80426E · #F2A67B · #FFD38B
Palette Ffeed6
#FFEED6 · #A5AF79 · #827148 · #E8A07C
Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A

Similar colors

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

#EAAC7F#EBAF81#EAAC8B#F2A67B#E8A07C#E79E85#E99D84#E9B384#E7AB79#F4B183#E7B18A#E99D89

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECA882  ·  #ECA884 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA883?

#ECA883 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 168, 131). Its closest standard named color is DarkSalmon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA883?

#ECA883 is RGB 236, 168, 131 — HSL 21°, 73%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 44%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA883?

Its complement is #83C7EC; analogous partners are #EC8393 and #ECDC83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA883 for text?

Black text on #ECA883 has a contrast ratio of 10.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.