Palettes / Colors / #ECAAA1
#ECAAA1 — Light Red
#ECAAA1 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 #ECAAA1 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.
#ECAAA1 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 #A2E3EC; it also sits naturally between #ECA2BE and #ECD0A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECAAA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 170, 161 |
| HSL | 7°, 66%, 78% |
| HSV | 7°, 32%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 28%, 32%, 7% |
| XYZ | 55.40, 49.16, 40.29 |
| Yxy | 49.16, 0.3825, 0.3394 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.55, 23.06, 14.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.11, 22.45, 11.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 67% · Blue 63%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 32% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECAAA1
.text { color: #ECAAA1; }
.background { background-color: #ECAAA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAAA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 170, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAAA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 170, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAAA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 170, 161, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECAAA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAAA1">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A2E3EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECAAA1: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAAA1
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 #ECAAA1: ·
How #ECAAA1 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 #ECAAA1 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 #ECAAA1?
#ECAAA1 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 170, 161). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAAA1?
#ECAAA1 is RGB 236, 170, 161 — HSL 7°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 32%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECAAA1?
Its complement is #A2E3EC; analogous partners are #ECA2BE and #ECD0A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECAAA1 for text?
Black text on #ECAAA1 has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.