Palettes / Colors / #ECA889

#ECA889 — Light Orange

#ECA889 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #ECA889 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.

#ECA889 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 #89CCEC; it also sits naturally between #EC899B and #ECDA89. 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 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 42% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECA889

.text { color: #ECA889; }
.background { background-color: #ECA889; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA889; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 168, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(19, 72%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA889; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 168, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA889; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 168, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA889">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA889">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89CCEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECA889: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA889

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:

How #ECA889 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 #ECA889 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

← #ECA888  ·  #ECA88A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA889?

#ECA889 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 168, 137). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA889?

#ECA889 is RGB 236, 168, 137 — HSL 19°, 72%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 42%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA889?

Its complement is #89CCEC; analogous partners are #EC899B and #ECDA89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA889 for text?

Black text on #ECA889 has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.