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#ECBC92 — Light Orange

#ECBC92 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 #ECBC92 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.

#ECBC92 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 #93C2EC; it also sits naturally between #EC9396 and #ECE993. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBC92 · RGB 236, 188, 146

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Color values

HEX#ECBC92
RGB236, 188, 146
HSL28°, 70%, 75%
HSV28°, 38%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 38%, 7%
XYZ57.76, 55.87, 34.93
Yxy55.87, 0.3888, 0.3761
CIE-Lab79.54, 11.70, 27.81
Hunter Lab74.75, 11.30, 21.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 38% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECBC92 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECBC92 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECBC92

.text { color: #ECBC92; }
.background { background-color: #ECBC92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBC92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 188, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 70%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBC92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 188, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBC92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 188, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBC92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBC92">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECBC92

#E7AA74#E19756#DC8438#CC7224#AD611F#8B4E18#6C3D13#4E2C0E#301B08#110A03

Tints of #ECBC92

#EDC29B#EFC7A4#F0CCAD#F2D2B5#F4DAC2#F6DFCB#F7E4D4#F9EADC#FAEFE5#FCF4EE

Tones of #ECBC92

#E5BD99#DFBD9F#D9BEA6#D2BEAC#CCBEB3#C6BFB9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #93C2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.17:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBC92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBC92

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 #ECBC92: ·

How #ECBC92 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D79CDeuteranopia · #DADE9FTritanopia · #EAA4A6

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 #ECBC92 rather than the exact color:

Modern Zephyr
#165FCB · #70ADEF · #DB8C18 · #ECB994
Honey Ruby Canyon
#86271F · #E82710 · #EA9560 · #EAC192
Palette E6ba95
#E6BA95 · #FAFDD6 · #E4E9BE · #A2B38B
Crystal Canyon
#134BD1 · #496AEF · #EFC151 · #EEC391
Palette Ef9595
#EF9595 · #EFB495 · #EFD595 · #EBEF95
Palette Fcf8e8
#FCF8E8 · #D4E2D4 · #ECB390 · #DF7861

Similar colors

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

#ECB994#EAC192#E6BA95#EEC391#EFB495#ECB390#F2C18D#F4BF96#EFBC9B#EAC696#E1BC91#F0C09C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBC91  ·  #ECBC93 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBC92?

#ECBC92 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 188, 146). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBC92?

#ECBC92 is RGB 236, 188, 146 — HSL 28°, 70%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 38%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBC92?

Its complement is #93C2EC; analogous partners are #EC9396 and #ECE993. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBC92 for text?

Black text on #ECBC92 has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.