Palettes / Colors / #ECAD8D

#ECAD8D — Light Orange

#ECAD8D is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#ECAD8D 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 #8ECCEC; it also sits naturally between #EC8E9D and #ECDC8E. 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 68% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 40% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #ECAD8D

.text { color: #ECAD8D; }
.background { background-color: #ECAD8D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAD8D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 173, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAD8D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 173, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAD8D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 173, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECAD8D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAD8D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECAD8D

Tints of #ECAD8D

Tones of #ECAD8D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ECCEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECAD8D: #000000.

How #ECAD8D 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 #ECAD8D or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECAD8C  ·  #ECAD8E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECAD8D?

#ECAD8D is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 173, 141). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAD8D?

#ECAD8D is RGB 236, 173, 141 — HSL 20°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 40%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECAD8D?

Its complement is #8ECCEC; analogous partners are #EC8E9D and #ECDC8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECAD8D for text?

Black text on #ECAD8D has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.