Palettes / Colors / #ECBC99

#ECBC99 — Light Orange

#ECBC99 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#ECBC99 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 #98C9EC; it also sits naturally between #EC989F and #ECE598. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 35% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBC99

.text { color: #ECBC99; }
.background { background-color: #ECBC99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBC99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 188, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 69%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBC99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 188, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBC99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 188, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBC99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBC99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #98C9EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBC99: #000000.

How #ECBC99 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 #ECBC99 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

← #ECBC98  ·  #ECBC9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBC99?

#ECBC99 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 188, 153). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBC99?

#ECBC99 is RGB 236, 188, 153 — HSL 25°, 69%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 35%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBC99?

Its complement is #98C9EC; analogous partners are #EC989F and #ECE598. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBC99 for text?

Black text on #ECBC99 has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.