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#ECCCA6 — Light Orange

#ECCCA6 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #ECCCA6 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.

#ECCCA6 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 #A7C6EC; it also sits naturally between #ECAAA7 and #E9ECA7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECCCA6 · RGB 236, 204, 166

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Color values

HEX#ECCCA6
RGB236, 204, 166
HSL33°, 65%, 79%
HSV33°, 30%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 30%, 7%
XYZ63.07, 63.77, 45.06
Yxy63.77, 0.3669, 0.3710
CIE-Lab83.85, 5.73, 23.11
Hunter Lab79.86, 5.57, 18.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 30% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECCCA6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECCCA6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECCCA6

.text { color: #ECCCA6; }
.background { background-color: #ECCCA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCCA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 204, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(33, 65%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCCA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 204, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCCA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 204, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECCCA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCCA6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECCCA6

#E6BC89#DFA968#D9984A#CE852C#B17225#8F5C1E#724918#503411#32210B#110B04

Tints of #ECCCA6

#EED2AF#EFD4B3#F1D9BC#F3DEC4#F4E2CD#F5E5D1#F7EAD9#F9EEE2#FAF1E6#FBF5EE

Tones of #ECCCA6

#E7CCAB#E2CCB1#DDCBB6#D8CBBA#D4CABF#CECAC5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7C6EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECCCA6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCCA6

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 #ECCCA6: ·

How #ECCCA6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEAFDeuteranopia · #E0E2B1Tritanopia · #EAB6B8

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 · #F8F9FAMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECCCA6 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Meadow
#1B78B4 · #60D0E7 · #E17A37 · #EBCDA6
Palette Edcfa9
#EDCFA9 · #E89F71 · #D57149 · #AA4A30
Palette 3d74b6
#3D74B6 · #FBF5DE · #EAC8A6 · #DC3C22
Tender Saffron
#103A9F · #4E6EED · #D29A15 · #F0CEA4
Palette E7cea6
#E7CEA6 · #0A6EBD · #5A96E3 · #A1C2F1
Modern Drift
#A95B28 · #C28128 · #F7B349 · #EAD1A7

Similar colors

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

#EBCDA6#EDCFA9#EAC8A6#F0CEA4#E7CEA6#EAD1A7#EACEA0#E6CFA9#EEC7AB#E4CDA7#ECCEAE#E8CAAE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECCCA5  ·  #ECCCA7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECCCA6?

#ECCCA6 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 204, 166). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCCA6?

#ECCCA6 is RGB 236, 204, 166 — HSL 33°, 65%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 30%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECCCA6?

Its complement is #A7C6EC; analogous partners are #ECAAA7 and #E9ECA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECCCA6 for text?

Black text on #ECCCA6 has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.