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#ECBA8D Color

#ECBA8D is rgb(236, 186, 141) in RGB, hsl(28, 71%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 40%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECBA8D
HEX#ECBA8D
RGBrgb(236, 186, 141)
HSLhsl(28, 71%, 74%)
HSVhsv(28, 40%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 40%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.083 63.3)
LABlab(79.32% 14.35 30.09)
LCHlch(79.32% 33.33 64.51)

What #ECBA8D 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 #ECBA8D, 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.

#ECBA8D Channel Values

How #ECBA8D 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 186 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 28° · S 71% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 28° · S 40% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 40% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 11.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECBA8D 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECBA8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECBA8D; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ECBA8D

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECBA8D.

How #ECBA8D 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#ECBA8D
Protanopia#C4C48D
Protanomaly#D5C08D
Deuteranopia#CCCC8B
Deuteranomaly#DAC58C
Tritanopia#F0B5B5
Tritanomaly#EEB7A7
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECBA8D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecba8d: #ECBA8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECBA8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecba8d': '#ECBA8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.729, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_ecba8d">#ECBA8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECBA8D"

More Orange Colors

#ECBA8D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECBA8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECBA8D?

#ECBA8D is a light orange — rgb(236, 186, 141) in RGB and hsl(28, 71%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.99.

What is the RGB value of #ECBA8D?

#ECBA8D is rgb(236, 186, 141) — red 236, green 186, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECBA8D?

#ECBA8D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 40%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECBA8D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECBA8D scores 1.75:1 against white and 11.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECBA8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECBA8D 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 5.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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