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#ECBDAB — Light Orange

#ECBDAB 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 #ECBDAB 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.

#ECBDAB 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 #ACDAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECACBA and #ECDEAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBDAB · RGB 236, 189, 171

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Color values

HEX#ECBDAB
RGB236, 189, 171
HSL17°, 63%, 80%
HSV17°, 28%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 28%, 7%
XYZ60.14, 57.17, 46.39
Yxy57.17, 0.3674, 0.3492
CIE-Lab80.27, 14.28, 15.49
Hunter Lab75.61, 13.92, 12.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECBDAB

.text { color: #ECBDAB; }
.background { background-color: #ECBDAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBDAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 189, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBDAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 189, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBDAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 189, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBDAB

#E5A48B#DE8D6E#D6734C#D05D2F#AF4E28#8D3F20#703219#4F2312#32160B#110704

Tints of #ECBDAB

#EEC5B4#EFC8B8#F1CEC1#F2D2C5#F4D8CD#F6DFD5#F7E2DA#F8E8E2#F9ECE6#FBF2EE

Tones of #ECBDAB

#E8C0B0#E3C2B5#DEC4BA#DAC6BE#D5C8C3#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBDAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBDAB

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 #ECBDAB: ·

How #ECBDAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D7AFDeuteranopia · #DADEB0Tritanopia · #EAB3B4

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECBDAB rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E6B9A6 · #939185 · #2F3645
Scarlet Opal
#ECB4A7 · #D56348 · #9E3319 · #5F2011
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Electric Mosaic
#A2236B · #D3315F · #E17473 · #EBB7A3

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#F3BBAE#E6B9A6#ECB4A7#F3C4AA#EBB7A3#EEC7AB#F0B4A8#E9B5A5#E6BAA3#E5C3A6#EFC6B0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBDAA  ·  #ECBDAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBDAB?

#ECBDAB is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 189, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBDAB?

#ECBDAB is RGB 236, 189, 171 — HSL 17°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBDAB?

Its complement is #ACDAEC; analogous partners are #ECACBA and #ECDEAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBDAB for text?

Black text on #ECBDAB has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.