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#ECBFA1 — Light Orange

#ECBFA1 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 #ECBFA1 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.

#ECBFA1 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 #A2CEEC; it also sits naturally between #ECA2A9 and #ECE5A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBFA1 · RGB 236, 191, 161

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Color values

HEX#ECBFA1
RGB236, 191, 161
HSL24°, 66%, 78%
HSV24°, 32%, 93%
CMYK0%, 19%, 32%, 7%
XYZ59.66, 57.67, 41.70
Yxy57.67, 0.3751, 0.3626
CIE-Lab80.55, 11.92, 21.23
Hunter Lab75.94, 11.57, 17.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 32% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECBFA1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECBFA1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECBFA1

.text { color: #ECBFA1; }
.background { background-color: #ECBFA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBFA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 191, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBFA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 191, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBFA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 191, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECBFA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECBFA1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECBFA1

#E6AB84#DF9462#D98045#CB6A2A#AE5B24#904B1D#6E3A17#502A10#2F180A#110903

Tints of #ECBFA1

#EEC5AA#EFCBB3#F0CEB7#F2D4C0#F4D9C8#F5DFD0#F7E5D9#F8E8DD#FAEEE6#FCF3EE

Tones of #ECBFA1

#E7C1A7#E1C2AD#DCC3B2#D7C4B7#D2C5BC#CCC6C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2CEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.53:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBFA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBFA1

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 #ECBFA1: ·

How #ECBFA1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8A8Deuteranopia · #DBDFAATritanopia · #EAAEAF

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECBFA1 rather than the exact color:

Palette Faf3e0
#FAF3E0 · #EABF9F · #B68973 · #1E212D
Hidden Drift
#BA130E · #E02206 · #F16344 · #E9C1A0
Palette B0c5a4
#B0C5A4 · #D37676 · #EBC49F · #F1EF99
Wild Solace
#0C648C · #398BEE · #EE733B · #F0C09C
Palette Efbc9b
#EFBC9B · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Palette A94438
#A94438 · #D24545 · #E6BAA3 · #E4DEBE

Similar colors

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

#EABF9F#E9C1A0#EBC49F#F0C09C#EFBC9B#E6BAA3#EBB7A3#E5C3A6#E6B9A6#E4C59E#EAC8A6#E7C89E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBFA0  ·  #ECBFA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBFA1?

#ECBFA1 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 191, 161). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBFA1?

#ECBFA1 is RGB 236, 191, 161 — HSL 24°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 32%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBFA1?

Its complement is #A2CEEC; analogous partners are #ECA2A9 and #ECE5A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBFA1 for text?

Black text on #ECBFA1 has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.