Palettes / Colors / #ECC97E

#ECC97E — Light Orange

#ECC97E is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

#ECC97E 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 #7EA1EC; it also sits naturally between #EC927E and #D8EC7E. 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 79% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 47% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ECC97E

.text { color: #ECC97E; }
.background { background-color: #ECC97E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECC97E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 201, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 74%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECC97E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 201, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECC97E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 201, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECC97E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECC97E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECC97E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EA1EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECC97E: #000000.

How #ECC97E 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 #ECC97E 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

← #ECC97D  ·  #ECC97F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECC97E?

#ECC97E is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 201, 126). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECC97E?

#ECC97E is RGB 236, 201, 126 — HSL 41°, 74%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 47%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECC97E?

Its complement is #7EA1EC; analogous partners are #EC927E and #D8EC7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECC97E for text?

Black text on #ECC97E has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.