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#ECC697 — Light Orange

#ECC697 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 #ECC697 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.

#ECC697 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #98BEEC; it also sits naturally between #EC9C98 and #E8EC98. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECC697 · RGB 236, 198, 151

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Color values

HEX#ECC697
RGB236, 198, 151
HSL33°, 69%, 76%
HSV33°, 36%, 93%
CMYK0%, 16%, 36%, 7%
XYZ60.37, 60.46, 37.77
Yxy60.46, 0.3807, 0.3812
CIE-Lab82.09, 7.02, 28.59
Hunter Lab77.75, 6.79, 22.22

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 78% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 36% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECC697 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECC697 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECC697

.text { color: #ECC697; }
.background { background-color: #ECC697; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECC697; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 198, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 69%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECC697; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 198, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECC697; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 198, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECC697">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECC697">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECC697

#E6B579#E1A55B#DB9239#CB8025#AC6D20#8E5A1A#704715#4E310E#2F1E09#110B03

Tints of #ECC697

#EECBA0#EFD0A9#F1D4B1#F2D9BA#F4DEC3#F6E3CB#F7E7D4#F9ECDD#FAF1E5#FCF6EE

Tones of #ECC697

#E6C59E#E0C5A4#DAC4AA#D4C4AF#CEC3B6#C8C2BC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #98BEEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.60:1 Fails
Against black text13.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECC697: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECC697

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 #ECC697: ·

How #ECC697 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDBA2Deuteranopia · #DEE1A5Tritanopia · #EAABAD

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECC697 rather than the exact color:

Palette Eac696
#EAC696 · #C8AE7D · #765827 · #65451F
Palette Dba979
#DBA979 · #ECCA9C · #E8EFCF · #AFD198
Crystal Canyon
#134BD1 · #496AEF · #EFC151 · #EEC391
Palette D06224
#D06224 · #AE431E · #8A8635 · #E9C891
Honey Ruby Canyon
#86271F · #E82710 · #EA9560 · #EAC192
Serene Ruby Opal
#E9C790 · #DCA856 · #DA962A · #644411

Similar colors

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

#EAC696#ECCA9C#EEC391#E9C891#EAC192#E9C790#EBCE95#EBC49F#EBCB90#F0C09C#E7C89E#F3CD97

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECC696  ·  #ECC698 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECC697?

#ECC697 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 198, 151). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECC697?

#ECC697 is RGB 236, 198, 151 — HSL 33°, 69%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 36%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECC697?

Its complement is #98BEEC; analogous partners are #EC9C98 and #E8EC98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECC697 for text?

Black text on #ECC697 has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.