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#ECA78E Color

#ECA78E is rgb(236, 167, 142) in RGB, hsl(16, 71%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 40%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECA78E
HEX#ECA78E
RGBrgb(236, 167, 142)
HSLhsl(16, 71%, 74%)
HSVhsv(16, 40%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 40%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.089 40.7)
LABlab(74.83% 23.98 23.65)
LCHlch(74.83% 33.69 44.60)

What #ECA78E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ECA78E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#ECA78E Channel Values

How #ECA78E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 167 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 71% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 40% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 40% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECA78E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECA78E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECA78E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #ECA78E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECA78E.

How #ECA78E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ECA78E
Protanopia#B5B58E
Protanomaly#CDB08E
Deuteranopia#C1C18B
Deuteranomaly#D4B78C
Tritanopia#EEA4A4
Tritanomaly#EDA59C
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECA78E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eca78e: #ECA78E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECA78E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eca78e': '#ECA78E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.655, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_eca78e">#ECA78E</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECA78E"

More Orange Colors

#ECA78E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECA78E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECA78E?

#ECA78E is a light orange — rgb(236, 167, 142) in RGB and hsl(16, 71%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tumbleweed (#DEAA88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.79.

What is the RGB value of #ECA78E?

#ECA78E is rgb(236, 167, 142) — red 236, green 167, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECA78E?

#ECA78E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 40%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECA78E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECA78E scores 2:1 against white and 10.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECA78E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECA78E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 8.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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