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#ECB692 — Light Orange

#ECB692 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 #ECB692 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.

#ECB692 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 #93C8EC; it also sits naturally between #EC939C and #ECE393. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECB692 · RGB 236, 182, 146

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Color values

HEX#ECB692
RGB236, 182, 146
HSL24°, 70%, 75%
HSV24°, 38%, 93%
CMYK0%, 23%, 38%, 7%
XYZ56.51, 53.36, 34.52
Yxy53.36, 0.3914, 0.3696
CIE-Lab78.09, 14.87, 25.85
Hunter Lab73.05, 14.37, 19.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 71% · Blue 57%

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 #ECB692 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECB692 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECB692

.text { color: #ECB692; }
.background { background-color: #ECB692; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB692; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 182, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 70%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB692; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 182, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB692; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 182, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB692">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB692">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECB692

#E7A274#E18E56#DC7938#CC6724#AD581F#8B4618#6C3713#4E270E#301808#110903

Tints of #ECB692

#EDBC9B#EFC2A4#F0C8AD#F2CEB5#F4D6C2#F6DCCB#F7E2D4#F9E8DC#FAEEE5#FCF3EE

Tones of #ECB692

#E5B899#DFB99F#D9BAA6#D2BBAC#CCBDB3#C6BEB9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #93C8EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.80:1 Fails
Against black text11.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECB692: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB692

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 #ECB692: ·

How #ECB692 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D49BDeuteranopia · #D8DC9DTritanopia · #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 #ECB692 rather than the exact color:

Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994
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

Similar colors

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

#ECB994#ECB390#EFB495#E6BA95#F2B28C#E7B18A#E5B299#EAC192#EFB09B#EFBC9B#EAAC8B#E1BC91

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECB691  ·  #ECB693 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB692?

#ECB692 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 182, 146). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB692?

#ECB692 is RGB 236, 182, 146 — HSL 24°, 70%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 38%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB692?

Its complement is #93C8EC; analogous partners are #EC939C and #ECE393. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB692 for text?

Black text on #ECB692 has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.