Palettes / Colors / #ECBC71

#ECBC71 — Light Orange

#ECBC71 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 #ECBC71 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.

#ECBC71 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 #6F9FEB; it also sits naturally between #EB7E6F and #DDEB6F. 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 74% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 52% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBC71

.text { color: #ECBC71; }
.background { background-color: #ECBC71; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBC71; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 188, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 76%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBC71; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 188, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBC71; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 188, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBC71">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBC71">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6F9FEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBC71: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBC71

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 #ECBC71 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 #ECBC71 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

← #ECBC70  ·  #ECBC72 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBC71?

#ECBC71 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 188, 113). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBC71?

#ECBC71 is RGB 236, 188, 113 — HSL 37°, 76%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 52%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBC71?

Its complement is #6F9FEB; analogous partners are #EB7E6F and #DDEB6F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBC71 for text?

Black text on #ECBC71 has a contrast ratio of 12.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.