Palettes / Colors / #ECCDA2

#ECCDA2 — Light Orange

#ECCDA2 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the orange family.

#ECCDA2 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 #A2C1EC; it also sits naturally between #ECA8A2 and #E6ECA2. 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 80% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 31% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #ECCDA2

.text { color: #ECCDA2; }
.background { background-color: #ECCDA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCDA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 205, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 66%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCDA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 205, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCDA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 205, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECCDA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCDA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECCDA2

Tints of #ECCDA2

Tones of #ECCDA2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2C1EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECCDA2: #000000.

How #ECCDA2 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 #ECCDA2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECCDA1  ·  #ECCDA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECCDA2?

#ECCDA2 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 205, 162). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCDA2?

#ECCDA2 is RGB 236, 205, 162 — HSL 35°, 66%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 31%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECCDA2?

Its complement is #A2C1EC; analogous partners are #ECA8A2 and #E6ECA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECCDA2 for text?

Black text on #ECCDA2 has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.