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#ECBBAC — Light Orange

#ECBBAC is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #ECBBAC 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.

#ECBBAC is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ACDDEC; it also sits naturally between #ECACBD and #ECDBAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBBAC · RGB 236, 187, 172

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Color values

HEX#ECBBAC
RGB236, 187, 172
HSL14°, 63%, 80%
HSV14°, 27%, 93%
CMYK0%, 21%, 27%, 7%
XYZ59.81, 56.35, 46.75
Yxy56.35, 0.3671, 0.3459
CIE-Lab79.81, 15.47, 14.31
Hunter Lab75.07, 15.09, 11.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECBBAC

.text { color: #ECBBAC; }
.background { background-color: #ECBBAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBBAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 187, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBBAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 187, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBBAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 187, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBBAC

#E5A08B#DE886E#D66D4C#D0552F#AF4728#8D3A20#702E19#4F2012#32140B#110704

Tints of #ECBBAC

#EEC2B4#EFC5B8#F1CCC1#F2CFC5#F4D6CD#F6DDD5#F7E0DA#F8E7E2#F9EBE6#FBF1EE

Tones of #ECBBAC

#E8BDB0#E3C0B5#DEC2BA#DAC5BE#D5C7C3#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDDEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBBAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBBAC

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 #ECBBAC: ·

How #ECBBAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D6B0Deuteranopia · #DADDB1Tritanopia · #EAB2B3

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

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

Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E6B9A6 · #939185 · #2F3645
Vivid Ruby Ember
#12A7AC · #6DEDEF · #D71D17 · #F0B4A8
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8

Similar colors

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

#F3BBAE#EEC3AE#ECB4A7#E6B9A6#F0B4A8#EEB3B0#E9B5A5#EBB7A3#E7B3A8#EDB1AE#E6BAA3#EFB1A9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBBAB  ·  #ECBBAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBBAC?

#ECBBAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 187, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBBAC?

#ECBBAC is RGB 236, 187, 172 — HSL 14°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBBAC?

Its complement is #ACDDEC; analogous partners are #ECACBD and #ECDBAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBBAC for text?

Black text on #ECBBAC has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.