Information about #ECAA8E color

#ECAA8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ECAA8E falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(236, 170, 142) — 92.5% red, 66.7% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 37 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ECAA8E is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Tangelo (#E7AE8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Vermilion (#E7A28B) and Soft Salmon (#F4A999).

In RGB terms — rgb(236, 170, 142) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ECAA8E: 10.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #ECAA8E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ECAA8E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ECAA8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ECAA8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ECAA8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ECAA8E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#ECAA8E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #ECAA8E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Light Tangelo color link
Light Tangelo

#E7AE8B

Light Vermilion color link
Light Vermilion

#E7A28B

Soft Salmon color link
Soft Salmon

#F4A999

Poppy Petal color link
Poppy Petal

#F6A08C

Tonys Pink color link
Tonys Pink

#E79E88

Goddess color link
Goddess

#FBAB8F

Tumbleweed color link
Tumbleweed

#DEAA88

Pictionary Pink color link
Pictionary Pink

#F3B596

Rich Apricot color link
Rich Apricot

#F4B889

Almost Apricot color link
Almost Apricot

#E5B39B

Manhattan color link
Manhattan

#E2AF80

Lala Tan color link
Lala Tan

#E0B19A

#ECAA8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ECAA8E
  • RGB236, 170, 142
  • CMYK0, 26, 37, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 170, 142)
  • HSL18°, 71%, 74%
  • HSL Precise17.872°, 71.212%, 74.118%
  • HSV18°, 40%, 93%
  • HSB18°, 40%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.667, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.667, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.667, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDECAA8E
  • DECIMAL ID15510158
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers325 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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