Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #ECBC75

#ECBC75 — Light Orange

#ECBC75 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 #ECBC75 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.

#ECBC75 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 #74A4EC; it also sits naturally between #EC8074 and #E0EC74. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBC75 · RGB 236, 188, 117

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#ECBC75
RGB236, 188, 117
HSL36°, 76%, 69%
HSV36°, 50%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 50%, 7%
XYZ55.79, 55.08, 24.52
Yxy55.08, 0.4120, 0.4068
CIE-Lab79.09, 8.76, 42.27
Hunter Lab74.22, 8.38, 29.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 50% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECBC75 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECBC75 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECBC75

.text { color: #ECBC75; }
.background { background-color: #ECBC75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBC75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 188, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 76%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBC75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 188, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBC75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 188, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBC75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBC75">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECBC75

#E8AF59#E4A03A#E0931F#C17E1A#A66D17#875812#6C470F#4C320A#312007#120C02

Tints of #ECBC75

#EEC281#EFC78A#F1CD98#F3D4A5#F5DAB3#F6DFBC#F8E5C9#F9ECD7#FBF0E0#FDF6ED

Tones of #ECBC75

#E3BA7D#DBB885#D2B78E#CAB596#C1B39F#B9B2A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #74A4EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.75:1 Fails
Against black text12.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBC75: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBC75

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 #ECBC75: ·

How #ECBC75 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D786Deuteranopia · #DADE8ATritanopia · #EA9497

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECBC75 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Voyage
#A45A15 · #EDBC72 · #2487E3 · #C7E0F4
Palette Fff0dc
#FFF0DC · #F0BB78 · #543A14 · #131010
Maroon Blossom
#6D071A · #A63D40 · #E9B872 · #F6E7D8
Scarlet Ruby Mirage
#86430F · #EFB773 · #1882D5 · #9DBEEE
Palette Faf8f1
#FAF8F1 · #FAEAB1 · #E5BA73 · #C58940
Palette 876445
#876445 · #CA965C · #EEC373 · #F4DFBA

Similar colors

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

#EDBC72#F0BB78#E9B872#EFB773#E5BA73#EEC373#E5B876#F2BB7B#E9BB7D#F3BE7A#E4BB79#EABE6C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBC74  ·  #ECBC76 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBC75?

#ECBC75 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 188, 117). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBC75?

#ECBC75 is RGB 236, 188, 117 — HSL 36°, 76%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 50%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBC75?

Its complement is #74A4EC; analogous partners are #EC8074 and #E0EC74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBC75 for text?

Black text on #ECBC75 has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.