Palettes / Colors / #ECBF98

#ECBF98 — Light Orange

#ECBF98 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 #ECBF98 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.

#ECBF98 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #98C5EC; it also sits naturally between #EC989A and #ECE998. 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 75% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 36% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBF98

.text { color: #ECBF98; }
.background { background-color: #ECBF98; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBF98; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 191, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(28, 69%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBF98; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 191, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBF98; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 191, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBF98">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBF98">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECBF98

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #98C5EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBF98: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBF98

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 #ECBF98 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 #ECBF98 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

← #ECBF97  ·  #ECBF99 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBF98?

#ECBF98 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 191, 152). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBF98?

#ECBF98 is RGB 236, 191, 152 — HSL 28°, 69%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 36%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBF98?

Its complement is #98C5EC; analogous partners are #EC989A and #ECE998. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBF98 for text?

Black text on #ECBF98 has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.