Palettes / Colors / #ECBFAE

#ECBFAE — Light Orange

#ECBFAE 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 #ECBFAE 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.

#ECBFAE 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 #ACDBEC; it also sits naturally between #ECACBB and #ECDDAC. 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 26% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECBFAE

.text { color: #ECBFAE; }
.background { background-color: #ECBFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 191, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 191, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 191, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBFAE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ACDBEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECBFAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBFAE

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 #ECBFAE 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 #ECBFAE 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

← #ECBFAD  ·  #ECBFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBFAE?

#ECBFAE is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 191, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBFAE?

#ECBFAE is RGB 236, 191, 174 — HSL 16°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 26%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBFAE?

Its complement is #ACDBEC; analogous partners are #ECACBB and #ECDDAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBFAE for text?

Black text on #ECBFAE has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.