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#ECB293 — Light Orange

#ECB293 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 #ECB293 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.

#ECB293 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 #93CDEC; it also sits naturally between #EC93A0 and #ECDE93. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECB293 · RGB 236, 178, 147

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Color values

HEX#ECB293
RGB236, 178, 147
HSL21°, 70%, 75%
HSV21°, 38%, 93%
CMYK0%, 25%, 38%, 7%
XYZ55.78, 51.78, 34.66
Yxy51.78, 0.3922, 0.3641
CIE-Lab77.15, 17.11, 24.05
Hunter Lab71.96, 16.54, 18.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 70% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 38% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECB293 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECB293 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECB293

.text { color: #ECB293; }
.background { background-color: #ECB293; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB293; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 178, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(21, 70%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB293; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 178, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB293; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 178, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB293">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB293">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECB293

#E79C74#E18756#DC7138#CC5F24#AD511F#8B4018#6C3213#4E240E#301608#110803

Tints of #ECB293

#EDB89B#EFBEA4#F0C4AD#F2CBB5#F4D4C2#F6DACB#F7E0D4#F9E6DC#FAECE5#FCF3EE

Tones of #ECB293

#E5B499#DFB69F#D9B8A6#D2BAAC#CCBBB3#C6BDB9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #93CDEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECB293: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB293

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 #ECB293: ·

How #ECB293 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D29BDeuteranopia · #D6DB9CTritanopia · #E9A0A2

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECB293 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #D4E2D4 · #ECB390 · #DF7861
Palette 94b49f
#94B49F · #CEE5D0 · #FCF8E8 · #ECB390
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #94B49F · #ECB390 · #DF7861
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #ECDFC8 · #ECB390 · #DF7861
Palette Ef9595
#EF9595 · #EFB495 · #EFD595 · #EBEF95
Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994

Similar colors

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

#ECB390#EFB495#ECB994#EFB09B#E5B299#F2B28C#EAAC8B#E6BA95#E7B18A#F8B195#F6AE99#E2B59A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECB292  ·  #ECB294 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB293?

#ECB293 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 178, 147). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB293?

#ECB293 is RGB 236, 178, 147 — HSL 21°, 70%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 38%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB293?

Its complement is #93CDEC; analogous partners are #EC93A0 and #ECDE93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB293 for text?

Black text on #ECB293 has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.