Palettes / Colors / #ECB980

#ECB980 — Light Orange

#ECB980 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 #ECB980 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.

#ECB980 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 #7EB1EC; it also sits naturally between #EC827E and #E8EC7E. 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 73% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 46% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECB980

.text { color: #ECB980; }
.background { background-color: #ECB980; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECB980; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 185, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 74%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECB980; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 185, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECB980; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 185, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECB980">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECB980">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EB1EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECB980: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECB980

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 #ECB980 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 #ECB980 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

← #ECB97F  ·  #ECB981 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECB980?

#ECB980 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 185, 128). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECB980?

#ECB980 is RGB 236, 185, 128 — HSL 32°, 74%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 22%, 46%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECB980?

Its complement is #7EB1EC; analogous partners are #EC827E and #E8EC7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECB980 for text?

Black text on #ECB980 has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.