Palettes / Colors / #ECBCAD

#ECBCAD — Light Orange

#ECBCAD is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #ECBCAD 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.

#ECBCAD 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 #ACDDEC; it also sits naturally between #ECACBD and #ECDBAC. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBCAD

.text { color: #ECBCAD; }
.background { background-color: #ECBCAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBCAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 188, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBCAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 188, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBCAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 188, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBCAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDDEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBCAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBCAD

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 #ECBCAD 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 #ECBCAD 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

← #ECBCAC  ·  #ECBCAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBCAD?

#ECBCAD is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 188, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBCAD?

#ECBCAD is RGB 236, 188, 173 — HSL 14°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBCAD?

Its complement is #ACDDEC; analogous partners are #ECACBD and #ECDBAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBCAD for text?

Black text on #ECBCAD has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.