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#ECB274 — Light Orange

#ECB274 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #ECB274 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.

#ECB274 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 #74AEEC; it also sits naturally between #EC7674 and #EAEC74. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECB274 · RGB 236, 178, 116

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Color values

HEX#ECB274
RGB236, 178, 116
HSL31°, 76%, 69%
HSV31°, 51%, 93%
CMYK0%, 25%, 51%, 7%
XYZ53.66, 50.93, 23.53
Yxy50.93, 0.4188, 0.3975
CIE-Lab76.64, 13.95, 39.71
Hunter Lab71.37, 13.35, 27.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 70% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 51% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECB274 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECB274 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECB274

.text { color: #ECB274; }
.background { background-color: #ECB274; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB274; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 178, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 76%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB274; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 178, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB274; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 178, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB274">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB274">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECB274

#E8A359#E4923A#E0831F#C1701A#A66117#874E12#6C3F0F#4C2C0A#311D07#120A02

Tints of #ECB274

#EEB981#EFBE8A#F1C698#F3CDA5#F5D5B3#F6DABC#F8E1C9#F9E9D7#FBEEE0#FDF5ED

Tones of #ECB274

#E3B27D#DBB185#D2B18E#CAB196#C1B19F#B9B0A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #74AEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.88:1 Fails
Against black text11.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECB274: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB274

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 #ECB274: ·

How #ECB274 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D283Deuteranopia · #D6DB87Tritanopia · #E98F91

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 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECB274 rather than the exact color:

Palette 6f4e37
#6F4E37 · #A67B5B · #ECB176 · #FED8B1
Scarlet Ruby Mirage
#86430F · #EFB773 · #1882D5 · #9DBEEE
Maroon Blossom
#6D071A · #A63D40 · #E9B872 · #F6E7D8
Rustic Ruby Breeze
#9F2D1C · #DB3E10 · #E5B46E · #FBEBA8
Royal Breeze
#E5B876 · #C8831D · #A8711F · #724C13
Palette 4c3a51
#4C3A51 · #774360 · #B25068 · #E7AB79

Similar colors

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

#ECB176#EFB773#E9B872#E5B46E#E5B876#E7AB79#E8B86D#EDBC72#EFB06A#F0BB78#E5BA73#F5B17B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECB273  ·  #ECB275 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB274?

#ECB274 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 178, 116). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB274?

#ECB274 is RGB 236, 178, 116 — HSL 31°, 76%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 51%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB274?

Its complement is #74AEEC; analogous partners are #EC7674 and #EAEC74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB274 for text?

Black text on #ECB274 has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.