Palettes / Colors / #ECBCA1
#ECBCA1 — Light Orange
#ECBCA1 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 #ECBCA1 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.
#ECBCA1 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #A2D1EC; it also sits naturally between #ECA2AC and #ECE2A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECBCA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 188, 161 |
| HSL | 22°, 66%, 78% |
| HSV | 22°, 32%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 20%, 32%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.01, 56.37, 41.49 |
| Yxy | 56.37, 0.3762, 0.3594 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.83, 13.50, 20.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.08, 13.11, 16.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 63%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 32% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECBCA1
.text { color: #ECBCA1; }
.background { background-color: #ECBCA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBCA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 188, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBCA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 188, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBCA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 188, 161, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECBCA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBCA1">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECBCA1
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Tones of #ECBCA1
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A2D1EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.71:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECBCA1: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBCA1
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECBCA1: ·
How #ECBCA1 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 #ECBCA1 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECBCA1?
#ECBCA1 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 188, 161). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBCA1?
#ECBCA1 is RGB 236, 188, 161 — HSL 22°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 32%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECBCA1?
Its complement is #A2D1EC; analogous partners are #ECA2AC and #ECE2A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECBCA1 for text?
Black text on #ECBCA1 has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.