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#ECBFAF — Light Orange

#ECBFAF 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 #ECBFAF 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.

#ECBFAF 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 #B1DDED; it also sits naturally between #EDB1BF and #EDDFB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECBFAF · RGB 236, 191, 175

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Color values

HEX#ECBFAF
RGB236, 191, 175
HSL16°, 62%, 81%
HSV16°, 26%, 93%
CMYK0%, 19%, 26%, 7%
XYZ60.96, 58.19, 48.58
Yxy58.19, 0.3635, 0.3469
CIE-Lab80.84, 13.76, 14.15
Hunter Lab76.28, 13.44, 11.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 75% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 26% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #ECBFAF

.text { color: #ECBFAF; }
.background { background-color: #ECBFAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECBFAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 191, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 62%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECBFAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 191, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECBFAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 191, 175, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ECBFAF

#E5A68F#DE8F73#D67551#CF5B30#B24E2A#913F22#70311A#4E2212#32160C#110704

Tints of #ECBFAF

#EFC7B9#EFCABD#F1D1C5#F2D4C9#F4DBD2#F5DED6#F7E5DE#F8E8E2#FAEFEA#FBF2EE

Tones of #ECBFAF

#E8C3B5#E4C5B9#E0C7BE#DCC8C1#D7CAC6#D3CDCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1DDED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECBFAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECBFAF

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 #ECBFAF: ·

How #ECBFAF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D8B3Deuteranopia · #DBDFB4Tritanopia · #EAB6B7

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 #ECBFAF rather than the exact color:

Mellow Horizon
#125F83 · #6CD7EB · #E98C61 · #EEC3AE
Crimson Ruby Solace
#8A3E16 · #31DE6C · #8250E3 · #EBC3B4
Gentle Ruby Mirage
#EFC6B0 · #D4E2B8 · #D9F7E3 · #BAE0F0
Burning Horizon
#1082B7 · #37DBED · #EB5F1D · #F3BBAE
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette 896c6c
#896C6C · #E5BEB5 · #EEE6CA · #F5FAE1

Similar colors

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

#EEC3AE#EBC3B4#EFC6B0#F3BBAE#EEC7AB#E5BEB5#F3C4AA#F4C3B4#ECC2B9#F2C6B4#E2BFB3#E8BCB9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECBFAE  ·  #ECBFB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECBFAF?

#ECBFAF is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 191, 175). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECBFAF?

#ECBFAF is RGB 236, 191, 175 — HSL 16°, 62%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 26%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECBFAF?

Its complement is #B1DDED; analogous partners are #EDB1BF and #EDDFB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECBFAF for text?

Black text on #ECBFAF has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.