Palettes / Colors / #ECB642

#ECB642 — Vivid Orange

#ECB642 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 #ECB642 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.

#ECB642 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 #4177EC; it also sits naturally between #EC6041 and #CDEC41. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 71% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 72% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECB642

.text { color: #ECB642; }
.background { background-color: #ECB642; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB642; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 182, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 82%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB642; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 182, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB642; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 182, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB642">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB642">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECB642

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4177EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECB642: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB642

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:

How #ECB642 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECB642 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECB641  ·  #ECB643 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB642?

#ECB642 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 182, 66). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB642?

#ECB642 is RGB 236, 182, 66 — HSL 41°, 82%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 72%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB642?

Its complement is #4177EC; analogous partners are #EC6041 and #CDEC41. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB642 for text?

Black text on #ECB642 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.