Palettes / Colors / #ECA8A4
#ECA8A4 — Light Red
#ECA8A4 is a red color we call Light Red, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #ECA8A4 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.
#ECA8A4 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 #A2E8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBA2C3 and #EBCBA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECA8A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 168, 164 |
| HSL | 3°, 65%, 78% |
| HSV | 3°, 31%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 29%, 31%, 7% |
| XYZ | 55.30, 48.52, 41.57 |
| Yxy | 48.52, 0.3803, 0.3337 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.15, 24.51, 12.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.66, 23.90, 9.95 |
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
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CSS code for #ECA8A4
.text { color: #ECA8A4; }
.background { background-color: #ECA8A4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA8A4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 168, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(3, 65%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA8A4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 168, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA8A4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 168, 164, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECA8A4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA8A4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECA8A4
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Tones of #ECA8A4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A2E8EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.96:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.70:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECA8A4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA8A4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECA8A4: ·
How #ECA8A4 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 #ECA8A4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECA8A4?
#ECA8A4 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 168, 164). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA8A4?
#ECA8A4 is RGB 236, 168, 164 — HSL 3°, 65%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 31%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECA8A4?
Its complement is #A2E8EB; analogous partners are #EBA2C3 and #EBCBA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECA8A4 for text?
Black text on #ECA8A4 has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.