Palettes / Colors / #ECBC93

#ECBC93 — Light Orange

#ECBC93 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 #ECBC93 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.

#ECBC93 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 58%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBC93

.text { color: #ECBC93; }
.background { background-color: #ECBC93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBC93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 188, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 70%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBC93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 188, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBC93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 188, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBC93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBC93">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #93C2EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBC93: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBC93

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 #ECBC93 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 #ECBC93 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

← #ECBC92  ·  #ECBC94 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBC93?

#ECBC93 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 188, 147). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBC93?

#ECBC93 is RGB 236, 188, 147 — HSL 28°, 70%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 38%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBC93?

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

Can I use #ECBC93 for text?

Black text on #ECBC93 has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.