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#ECBFAC — Light Orange

#ECBFAC 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 #ECBFAC 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.

#ECBFAC 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 #ACD9EC; it also sits naturally between #ECACB9 and #ECDFAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBFAC · RGB 236, 191, 172

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Color values

HEX#ECBFAC
RGB236, 191, 172
HSL18°, 63%, 80%
HSV18°, 27%, 93%
CMYK0%, 19%, 27%, 7%
XYZ60.67, 58.07, 47.04
Yxy58.07, 0.3660, 0.3503
CIE-Lab80.78, 13.35, 15.67
Hunter Lab76.21, 13.02, 13.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECBFAC

.text { color: #ECBFAC; }
.background { background-color: #ECBFAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBFAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 191, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(18, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBFAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 191, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBFAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 191, 172, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBFAC

#E5A68B#DE8F6E#D6764C#D05F2F#AF5028#8D4120#703319#4F2412#32170B#110804

Tints of #ECBFAC

#EEC6B4#EFC9B8#F1CFC1#F2D2C5#F4D9CD#F6DFD5#F7E2DA#F8E9E2#F9ECE6#FBF2EE

Tones of #ECBFAC

#E8C1B0#E3C3B5#DEC5BA#DAC6BE#D5C8C3#D1CAC7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACD9EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBFAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBFAC

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 #ECBFAC: ·

How #ECBFAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8B1Deuteranopia · #DBDFB2Tritanopia · #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 #ECBFAC rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Rustic Ruby Canyon
#F3C4AA · #E99D72 · #AE4E19 · #723512
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#F3BBAE#EEC7AB#EFC6B0#F3C4AA#EBC3B4#E5C3A6#E6B9A6#EAC8A6#F4C7AB#E5BEB5#F5C6AA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBFAB  ·  #ECBFAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBFAC?

#ECBFAC is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 191, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBFAC?

#ECBFAC is RGB 236, 191, 172 — HSL 18°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBFAC?

Its complement is #ACD9EC; analogous partners are #ECACB9 and #ECDFAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBFAC for text?

Black text on #ECBFAC has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.