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#ECCFB2 — Light Orange

#ECCFB2 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 #ECCFB2 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.

#ECCFB2 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 #B1CFEC; it also sits naturally between #ECB1B1 and #ECECB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECCFB2 · RGB 236, 207, 178

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Color values

HEX#ECCFB2
RGB236, 207, 178
HSL30°, 60%, 81%
HSV30°, 25%, 93%
CMYK0%, 12%, 25%, 7%
XYZ64.94, 65.67, 51.37
Yxy65.67, 0.3568, 0.3609
CIE-Lab84.83, 5.77, 18.14
Hunter Lab81.04, 5.64, 15.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 25% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECCFB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECCFB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECCFB2

.text { color: #ECCFB2; }
.background { background-color: #ECCFB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECCFB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 207, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 60%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECCFB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 207, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECCFB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 207, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECCFB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECCFB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECCFB2

#E3BA91#DCA874#D49454#CC8033#AF6E2C#8F5924#6E451C#4E3013#311F0C#100A04

Tints of #ECCFB2

#EED4BA#EFD6BE#F1DBC6#F2DECA#F4E3D2#F5E6D6#F7EBDE#F8EDE2#FAF2EB#FBF5EF

Tones of #ECCFB2

#E7CFB6#E3CFBA#DFCFBE#DBCFC2#D7CFC6#D3CFCA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1CFEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECCFB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECCFB2

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 #ECCFB2: ·

How #ECCFB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFB9Deuteranopia · #E1E3BBTritanopia · #EBBFC0

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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECCFB2 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#ECCDB4#ECCCB2#EACEB4#ECCEAE#E8D0B3#EBCBB4#EED3B1#EFD2B0#EED4B4#F1D3B3#E8D4B4#EECEB9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECCFB1  ·  #ECCFB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECCFB2?

#ECCFB2 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 207, 178). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECCFB2?

#ECCFB2 is RGB 236, 207, 178 — HSL 30°, 60%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 25%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECCFB2?

Its complement is #B1CFEC; analogous partners are #ECB1B1 and #ECECB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECCFB2 for text?

Black text on #ECCFB2 has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.