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#ECAA7E Color

#ECAA7E is rgb(236, 170, 126) in RGB, hsl(24, 74%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 47%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECAA7E
HEX#ECAA7E
RGBrgb(236, 170, 126)
HSLhsl(24, 74%, 71%)
HSVhsv(24, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 47%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.097 54.5)
LABlab(75.29% 21.27 32.76)
LCHlch(75.29% 39.06 57.01)

What #ECAA7E 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 #ECAA7E, 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.

#ECAA7E Channel Values

How #ECAA7E 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 170 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 74% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 47% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECAA7E 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECAA7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECAA7E; 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 #ECAA7E

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

Shades

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How #ECAA7E 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#ECAA7E
Protanopia#B8B87D
Protanomaly#CFB27E
Deuteranopia#C3C37B
Deuteranomaly#D5BA7C
Tritanopia#EFA5A5
Tritanomaly#EEA797
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECAA7E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecaa7e: #ECAA7E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECAA7E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecaa7e': '#ECAA7E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.667, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_ecaa7e">#ECAA7E</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECAA7E"

More Orange Colors

#ECAA7E sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECAA7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECAA7E?

#ECAA7E is a light orange — rgb(236, 170, 126) in RGB and hsl(24, 74%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tan (Crayola) (#D99A6C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #ECAA7E?

#ECAA7E is rgb(236, 170, 126) — red 236, green 170, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECAA7E?

#ECAA7E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 47%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECAA7E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECAA7E scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECAA7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECAA7E 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 10.88, which is visibly different.

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