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#ECB247 — Vivid Orange

#ECB247 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #ECB247 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.

#ECB247 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 #4680EC; it also sits naturally between #EC5F46 and #D3EC46. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECB247 · RGB 236, 178, 71

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Color values

HEX#ECB247
RGB236, 178, 71
HSL39°, 81%, 60%
HSV39°, 70%, 93%
CMYK0%, 25%, 70%, 7%
XYZ51.65, 50.13, 12.91
Yxy50.13, 0.4503, 0.4371
CIE-Lab76.15, 10.83, 60.61
Hunter Lab70.80, 10.26, 36.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 70% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 70% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECB247 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECB247 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECB247

.text { color: #ECB247; }
.background { background-color: #ECB247; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB247; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 178, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 81%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB247; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 178, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB247; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 178, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB247">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB247">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECB247

#E9A62B#E29B18#C68815#AF7812#946510#78520D#61430A#453007#2E2005#120D02

Tints of #ECB247

#EEBA59#EFBF67#F1C779#F2CD87#F4D599#F6DCAC#F8E2BA#FAEACC#FBF0DA#FDF7ED

Tones of #ECB247

#DFAE53#D4AB5E#C8A76A#BDA475#B0A082#A59D8D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4680EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.90:1 Fails
Against black text11.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECB247: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB247

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECB247: ·

How #ECB247 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D3D261Deuteranopia · #D6DB67Tritanopia · #E9757A

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECB247 rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Monsoon
#ECB047 · #98CB0F · #6BF05D · #11D87C
Smoky Meadow
#E9AD48 · #C8E055 · #5CD72C · #60DC81
Palette 360185
#360185 · #8F0177 · #DE1A58 · #F4B342
Modern Drift
#A95B28 · #C28128 · #F7B349 · #EAD1A7
Tranquil Ruby Drift
#132D0E · #F8B046 · #9B2AF7 · #F8D64B
Palette 2d3c59
#2D3C59 · #94A378 · #E5BA41 · #D1855C

Similar colors

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

#ECB047#E9AD48#F4B342#F7B349#F8B046#E5BA41#F8B64A#E9B63B#F6AC41#EFBE4C#EEB853#EAA64D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECB246  ·  #ECB248 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB247?

#ECB247 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 178, 71). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB247?

#ECB247 is RGB 236, 178, 71 — HSL 39°, 81%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 70%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB247?

Its complement is #4680EC; analogous partners are #EC5F46 and #D3EC46. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB247 for text?

Black text on #ECB247 has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.90:1.