Palettes / Colors / #ECBFAD

#ECBFAD — Light Orange

#ECBFAD 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 #ECBFAD 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.

#ECBFAD 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 #ACDAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECACBA and #ECDEAC. 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 68%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBFAD

.text { color: #ECBFAD; }
.background { background-color: #ECBFAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBFAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 191, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBFAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 191, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBFAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 191, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBFAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBFAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBFAD

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 #ECBFAD 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 #ECBFAD 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

← #ECBFAC  ·  #ECBFAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBFAD?

#ECBFAD is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 191, 173). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBFAD?

#ECBFAD is RGB 236, 191, 173 — HSL 17°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBFAD?

Its complement is #ACDAEC; analogous partners are #ECACBA and #ECDEAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBFAD for text?

Black text on #ECBFAD has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.