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#ECB593 — Light Orange

#ECB593 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 #ECB593 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.

#ECB593 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 #93CAEC; it also sits naturally between #EC939D and #ECE193. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECB593 · RGB 236, 181, 147

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Color values

HEX#ECB593
RGB236, 181, 147
HSL23°, 70%, 75%
HSV23°, 38%, 93%
CMYK0%, 23%, 38%, 7%
XYZ56.38, 52.99, 34.86
Yxy52.99, 0.3909, 0.3674
CIE-Lab77.87, 15.52, 25.02
Hunter Lab72.79, 15.00, 19.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 71% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 38% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECB593 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECB593 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECB593

.text { color: #ECB593; }
.background { background-color: #ECB593; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB593; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 181, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 70%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB593; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 181, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB593; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 181, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB593">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB593">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECB593

#E7A074#E18B56#DC7738#CC6424#AD551F#8B4418#6C3513#4E260E#301708#110903

Tints of #ECB593

#EDBB9B#EFC1A4#F0C7AD#F2CDB5#F4D5C2#F6DBCB#F7E1D4#F9E7DC#FAEDE5#FCF3EE

Tones of #ECB593

#E5B699#DFB89F#D9B9A6#D2BBAC#CCBCB3#C6BEB9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #93CAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.81:1 Fails
Against black text11.60:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECB593: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB593

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 #ECB593: ·

How #ECB593 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D49BDeuteranopia · #D7DC9DTritanopia · #E9A2A3

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 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECB593 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#E6BA95#E5B299#F2B28C#EFB09B#E7B18A#EFBC9B#EAC192#E2B59A#EAAC8B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECB592  ·  #ECB594 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB593?

#ECB593 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 181, 147). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB593?

#ECB593 is RGB 236, 181, 147 — HSL 23°, 70%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 38%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB593?

Its complement is #93CAEC; analogous partners are #EC939D and #ECE193. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB593 for text?

Black text on #ECB593 has a contrast ratio of 11.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.