Palettes / Colors / #ECA8A2

#ECA8A2 — Light Red

#ECA8A2 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.

#ECA8A2 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A2E6EC; it also sits naturally between #ECA2C1 and #ECCDA2. 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 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 31% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECA8A2

.text { color: #ECA8A2; }
.background { background-color: #ECA8A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA8A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 168, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA8A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 168, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA8A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 168, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA8A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA8A2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2E6EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECA8A2: #000000.

How #ECA8A2 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 #ECA8A2 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

← #ECA8A1  ·  #ECA8A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA8A2?

#ECA8A2 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 168, 162). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA8A2?

#ECA8A2 is RGB 236, 168, 162 — HSL 5°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 31%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA8A2?

Its complement is #A2E6EC; analogous partners are #ECA2C1 and #ECCDA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA8A2 for text?

Black text on #ECA8A2 has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.