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#ECA88D Color

#ECA88D is rgb(236, 168, 141) in RGB, hsl(17, 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 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECA88D
HEX#ECA88D
RGBrgb(236, 168, 141)
HSLhsl(17, 71%, 74%)
HSVhsv(17, 40%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 40%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.089 42.5)
LABlab(75.04% 23.40 24.48)
LCHlch(75.04% 33.86 46.29)

What #ECA88D 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 #ECA88D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tumbleweed#DEAA88ΔE 7.11Dark Salmon#E9967AΔE 8.95Blush Coral#FFB2A6ΔE 9.18Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 9.61Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 9.99Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 10.11

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

#ECA88D Channel Values

How #ECA88D 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 168 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 71% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · 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
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECA88D 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECA88D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECA88D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECA88D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECA88D
Complementary
#8ED1EC
Analogous
#EC8EA2
Analogous
#ECD78E
Triadic
#8EECA8
Triadic
#A88EEC
Split comp.
#8EECD7
Split comp.
#8EA2EC

Tints & Shades of #ECA88D

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.

Tints

#EEB29B
#F1C0AC
#F3CAB9
#F6D7CB
#F8E1D8
#FBEEE9

Shades

#E48762
#DD6636
#C04E21
#943C19
#692A12
#3D190A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECA88D.

How #ECA88D 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#ECA88D
Protanopia#B6B68D
Protanomaly#CEB18D
Deuteranopia#C2C28A
Deuteranomaly#D4B88B
Tritanopia#EEA5A5
Tritanomaly#EDA69C
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECA88D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eca88d: #ECA88D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECA88D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eca88d': '#ECA88D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.659, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_eca88d">#ECA88D</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECA88D"

More Orange Colors

#ECA88D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ECA88D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECA88D?

#ECA88D is a light orange — rgb(236, 168, 141) in RGB and hsl(17, 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 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #ECA88D?

#ECA88D is rgb(236, 168, 141) — red 236, green 168, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECA88D?

#ECA88D 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 #ECA88D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECA88D scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECA88D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECA88D 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 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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