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#ECBF89 Color

#ECBF89 is rgb(236, 191, 137) in RGB, hsl(33, 72%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 42%, 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 2.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECBF89
HEX#ECBF89
RGBrgb(236, 191, 137)
HSLhsl(33, 72%, 73%)
HSVhsv(33, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 42%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.087 71.3)
LABlab(80.48% 11.54 33.66)
LCHlch(80.48% 35.58 71.07)

What #ECBF89 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 #ECBF89, 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.

#ECBF89 Channel Values

How #ECBF89 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 191 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 72% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 42% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECBF89 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECBF89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECBF89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECBF89; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ECBF89

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 #ECBF89.

How #ECBF89 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#ECBF89
Protanopia#C8C889
Protanomaly#D7C489
Deuteranopia#CFCF87
Deuteranomaly#DBC988
Tritanopia#F0B9B9
Tritanomaly#EFBCA8
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECBF89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecbf89: #ECBF89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECBF89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecbf89': '#ECBF89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.749, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_ecbf89">#ECBF89</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECBF89"

More Orange Colors

#ECBF89 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECBF89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECBF89?

#ECBF89 is a light orange — rgb(236, 191, 137) in RGB and hsl(33, 72%, 73%) 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 2.64.

What is the RGB value of #ECBF89?

#ECBF89 is rgb(236, 191, 137) — red 236, green 191, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECBF89?

#ECBF89 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 42%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECBF89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECBF89 scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECBF89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECBF89 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 5.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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