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#ECBDAE — Light Orange

#ECBDAE 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 #ECBDAE 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.

#ECBDAE 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 #ACDCEC; it also sits naturally between #ECACBC and #ECDCAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBDAE · RGB 236, 189, 174

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Color values

HEX#ECBDAE
RGB236, 189, 174
HSL15°, 62%, 80%
HSV15°, 26%, 93%
CMYK0%, 20%, 26%, 7%
XYZ60.43, 57.28, 47.92
Yxy57.28, 0.3648, 0.3459
CIE-Lab80.34, 14.68, 13.98
Hunter Lab75.69, 14.33, 11.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 74% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 26% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECBDAE

.text { color: #ECBDAE; }
.background { background-color: #ECBDAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBDAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 189, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBDAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 189, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBDAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 189, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBDAE

#E4A18B#DD8A6E#D56F4D#CF5830#AE4A29#8C3C21#70301A#4E2112#32150C#110704

Tints of #ECBDAE

#EEC3B5#EFC6B9#F0CDC1#F1D0C5#F3D7CD#F5DED6#F6E1DA#F8E8E2#F9EBE6#FBF2EE

Tones of #ECBDAE

#E7BEB1#E2C1B6#DEC3BA#DAC5BE#D5C7C3#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDCEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBDAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBDAE

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 #ECBDAE: ·

How #ECBDAE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D8D7B2Deuteranopia · #DADEB3Tritanopia · #EAB4B5

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 #ECBDAE rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Palette 896c6c
#896C6C · #E5BEB5 · #EEE6CA · #F5FAE1
Vintage Ruby Twilight
#BEB1EF · #EFD1EB · #EEB3B0 · #F4F3C8

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#F3BBAE#EBC3B4#EFC6B0#E5BEB5#EEB3B0#EEC7AB#F3C4AA#E6B9A6#E2BFB3#ECB4A7#F0B4A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBDAD  ·  #ECBDAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBDAE?

#ECBDAE is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 189, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBDAE?

#ECBDAE is RGB 236, 189, 174 — HSL 15°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 26%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBDAE?

Its complement is #ACDCEC; analogous partners are #ECACBC and #ECDCAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBDAE for text?

Black text on #ECBDAE has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.