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#ECB474 — Light Orange

#ECB474 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 #ECB474 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.

#ECB474 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 #74ACEC; it also sits naturally between #EC7874 and #E8EC74. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECB474 · RGB 236, 180, 116

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Color values

HEX#ECB474
RGB236, 180, 116
HSL32°, 76%, 69%
HSV32°, 51%, 93%
CMYK0%, 24%, 51%, 7%
XYZ54.07, 51.74, 23.66
Yxy51.74, 0.4176, 0.3996
CIE-Lab77.12, 12.89, 40.32
Hunter Lab71.93, 12.33, 27.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 71% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 51% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECB474 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECB474 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECB474

.text { color: #ECB474; }
.background { background-color: #ECB474; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB474; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 180, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 76%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB474; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 180, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB474; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 180, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB474">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB474">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECB474

#E8A559#E4943A#E0861F#C1731A#A66317#875012#6C400F#4C2E0A#311D07#120B02

Tints of #ECB474

#EEBB81#EFC08A#F1C798#F3CFA5#F5D6B3#F6DBBC#F8E2C9#F9E9D7#FBEEE0#FDF5ED

Tones of #ECB474

#E3B37D#DBB385#D2B28E#CAB296#C1B19F#B9B1A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #74ACEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.35:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECB474: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB474

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 #ECB474: ·

How #ECB474 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D383Deuteranopia · #D7DB87Tritanopia · #E99092

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 #ECB474 rather than the exact color:

Palette 6f4e37
#6F4E37 · #A67B5B · #ECB176 · #FED8B1
Scarlet Ruby Mirage
#86430F · #EFB773 · #1882D5 · #9DBEEE
Maroon Blossom
#6D071A · #A63D40 · #E9B872 · #F6E7D8
Gentle Ruby Voyage
#A45A15 · #EDBC72 · #2487E3 · #C7E0F4
Royal Breeze
#E5B876 · #C8831D · #A8711F · #724C13
Palette Fff0dc
#FFF0DC · #F0BB78 · #543A14 · #131010

Similar colors

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

#ECB176#EFB773#E9B872#EDBC72#E5B876#F0BB78#E8B86D#E5B46E#E5BA73#EFB06A#E7AB79#F2BB7B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECB473  ·  #ECB475 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB474?

#ECB474 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 180, 116). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB474?

#ECB474 is RGB 236, 180, 116 — HSL 32°, 76%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 51%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB474?

Its complement is #74ACEC; analogous partners are #EC7874 and #E8EC74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB474 for text?

Black text on #ECB474 has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.