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#ECBDAC — Light Orange

#ECBDAC 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 #ECBDAC 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.

#ECBDAC 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 #ACDBEC; it also sits naturally between #ECACBB and #ECDDAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBDAC · RGB 236, 189, 172

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Color values

HEX#ECBDAC
RGB236, 189, 172
HSL16°, 63%, 80%
HSV16°, 27%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 27%, 7%
XYZ60.24, 57.21, 46.90
Yxy57.21, 0.3665, 0.3481
CIE-Lab80.30, 14.41, 14.99
Hunter Lab75.64, 14.06, 12.53

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 67%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECBDAC

.text { color: #ECBDAC; }
.background { background-color: #ECBDAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBDAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 189, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBDAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 189, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBDAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 189, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBDAC

#E5A38B#DE8C6E#D6714C#D05A2F#AF4C28#8D3D20#703119#4F2212#32160B#110704

Tints of #ECBDAC

#EEC4B4#EFC7B8#F1CEC1#F2D1C5#F4D7CD#F6DED5#F7E1DA#F8E8E2#F9EBE6#FBF2EE

Tones of #ECBDAC

#E8BFB0#E3C1B5#DEC3BA#DAC6BE#D5C8C3#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDBEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBDAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBDAC

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 #ECBDAC: ·

How #ECBDAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D7B0Deuteranopia · #DADEB1Tritanopia · #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 #ECBDAC rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Palette Eeedeb
#EEEDEB · #E6B9A6 · #939185 · #2F3645
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#F3BBAE#E6B9A6#EBC3B4#F3C4AA#EEC7AB#ECB4A7#EFC6B0#F0B4A8#EBB7A3#EEB3B0#E5C3A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBDAB  ·  #ECBDAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBDAC?

#ECBDAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 189, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBDAC?

#ECBDAC is RGB 236, 189, 172 — HSL 16°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBDAC?

Its complement is #ACDBEC; analogous partners are #ECACBB and #ECDDAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBDAC for text?

Black text on #ECBDAC has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.