Palettes / Colors / #ECAFA5
#ECAFA5 — Light Red
#ECAFA5 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 #ECAFA5 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.
#ECAFA5 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 #A7E3EC; it also sits naturally between #ECA7C0 and #ECD3A7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECAFA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 175, 165 |
| HSL | 8°, 65%, 79% |
| HSV | 8°, 30%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 26%, 30%, 7% |
| XYZ | 56.71, 51.21, 42.49 |
| Yxy | 51.21, 0.3770, 0.3405 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.81, 20.91, 13.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.56, 20.37, 11.41 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 69% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 30% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECAFA5
.text { color: #ECAFA5; }
.background { background-color: #ECAFA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECAFA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 175, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 65%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECAFA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 175, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECAFA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 175, 165, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECAFA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECAFA5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A7E3EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.87:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECAFA5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECAFA5
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 #ECAFA5: ·
How #ECAFA5 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 #ECAFA5 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 #ECAFA5?
#ECAFA5 is Light Red, a red color (RGB 236, 175, 165). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECAFA5?
#ECAFA5 is RGB 236, 175, 165 — HSL 8°, 65%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 30%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECAFA5?
Its complement is #A7E3EC; analogous partners are #ECA7C0 and #ECD3A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECAFA5 for text?
Black text on #ECAFA5 has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.