#ECB48C Hex Color
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#ecb48c is a light, muted orange with peach undertones and a warm, mellow finish. Its soft saturation suits spring layouts, baby products, food packaging, and youth-focused branding. Use it as a dominant background with dark brown or charcoal text, since it can look washed out beside white. Black text reaches about 11.5:1 contrast. The hex code for this pastel orange is #ecb48c.
Questions about #ecb48c
What is #ecb48c in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #ecb48c is rgb(236, 180, 140), in HSL hsl(25, 72%, 74%) and in CMYK 0%, 24%, 41%, 7%.
What colors pair well with #ecb48c?
Does #ecb48c look warm or cool?
#ecb48c reads as a warm, mellow color because its light orange base and peach undertones lean toward yellow and red rather than blue, creating a friendly mood suited to spring layouts, baby products, food packaging, and approachable youth branding.
Is #ecb48c readable on white or black?
#ecb48c has a 1.83:1 contrast ratio on white and 11.47:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.