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#ECCCB2 — Light Orange

#ECCCB2 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#ECCCB2 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 #B1D1EC; it also sits naturally between #ECB1B4 and #ECE9B1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECCCB2 · RGB 236, 204, 178

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Color values

HEX#ECCCB2
RGB236, 204, 178
HSL27°, 60%, 81%
HSV27°, 25%, 93%
CMYK0%, 14%, 25%, 7%
XYZ64.22, 64.23, 51.13
Yxy64.23, 0.3576, 0.3577
CIE-Lab84.09, 7.34, 17.11
Hunter Lab80.15, 7.17, 14.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 80% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

Previews

Sample text in #ECCCB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECCCB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECCCB2

.text { color: #ECCCB2; }
.background { background-color: #ECCCB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCCB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 204, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(27, 60%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCCB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 204, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCCB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 204, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECCCB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCCB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECCCB2

#E3B691#DCA374#D48D54#CC7833#AF672C#8F5424#6E411C#4E2E13#311D0C#100A04

Tints of #ECCCB2

#EED1BA#EFD4BE#F1D9C6#F2DCCA#F4E1D2#F5E4D6#F7E9DE#F8ECE2#FAF1EB#FBF4EF

Tones of #ECCCB2

#E7CCB6#E3CCBA#DFCDBE#DBCDC2#D7CEC6#D3CECA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1D1EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECCCB2: #000000.

How #ECCCB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEB8Deuteranopia · #E0E2BATritanopia · #EABDBE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with #ECCCB2

Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #ECCCB2 · #DEB6AB · #AC7088
Palette F9fbe7
#F9FBE7 · #F0EDD4 · #ECCDB4 · #FEA1A1
Wild Marble
#2266B7 · #5280DF · #DA913A · #EBCBB4
Palette F2e9d0
#F2E9D0 · #EACEB4 · #E79E85 · #BB5A5A
Palette 131842
#131842 · #E68369 · #ECCEAE · #FBF6E2
Palette 7eb5a6
#7EB5A6 · #C36839 · #86340A · #E8D0B3

Similar colors

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

#ECCDB4#EBCBB4#EACEB4#ECCEAE#E8D0B3#E8CAAE#EFC6B0#EFD2B0#EED3B1#EECEB9#EED4B4#E7CBB9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECCCB1  ·  #ECCCB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECCCB2?

#ECCCB2 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 204, 178). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCCB2?

#ECCCB2 is RGB 236, 204, 178 — HSL 27°, 60%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECCCB2?

Its complement is #B1D1EC; analogous partners are #ECB1B4 and #ECE9B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECCCB2 for text?

Black text on #ECCCB2 has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.