HEX atlas value

#ECBCA2

#ECBCA2 is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 188, 162, HSL 21, 66%, 78%, has luminance 0.5641, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#ECBCA2 Sample readable text

HEX #ECBCA2

RGB rgb(236, 188, 162)

HSL hsl(21 66% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 20, 31, 7)

Luminance 0.5641

Contrast Black 12.28:1White 1.71:1

CSS

--color-ecbca2: #ECBCA2;
.background-ecbca2 { background-color: #ECBCA2; }
.text-ecbca2 { color: #ECBCA2; }

Luminance0.5641

Black text12.28:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#ECBCA2","rgb":[236,188,162],"hsl":[21,66,78],"cmyk":[0,20,31,7],"luminance":0.5641,"contrast":{"black":12.28,"white":1.71}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.71,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF3EE","hex":"#FCF3EE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.19,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#ECE1A2","hex":"#ECE1A2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.86,"contrastWhite":1.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.57,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.03,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A2D2EC","hex":"#A2D2EC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.97,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","balanced","balanced orange","Desert Sand adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ecbca2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A2D2EC","analogous":["#ECA2AD","#ECE1A2"],"triadic":["#A2ECBC","#BCA2EC"],"tetradic":["#ADECA2","#A2D2EC","#E1A2EC"],"splitComplementary":["#A2ECE1","#A2ADEC"],"monochromatic":["#FCF3EE","#ECBCA2","#DC8556"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF3EE","dark":"#DC8556","saturated":"#F8B896","desaturated":"#E0BFAE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD1B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":21.61018278497431},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":22.58317958127243},{"slug":"soft-coral","name":"Soft Coral","hex":"#F7A8A8","distance":23.600847442411894},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":24.758836806279895}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECBCA2

#ECBCA2 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #ECBCA2 is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 236, 188, and 162, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg with 66% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, and CSS color tokens. Its luminance is 0.5641, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.41, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.28:1AA Pass

White text1.71:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECBCA2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.71:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF3EE#000000 text · best 19.19:1#FCF3EE

#ECE1A2#000000 text · best 15.86:1#ECE1A2

Desert Sand#000000 text · best 13.57:1#EDC9AF

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

#A2D2EC#000000 text · best 12.97:1#A2D2EC

Generated Palette

#ECBCA2#ECBCA2

#A2D2EC#A2D2EC

#ECA2AD#ECA2AD

#ECE1A2#ECE1A2

#FCF3EE#FCF3EE

#DC8556#DC8556

Color Harmonies

#A2D2EC#A2D2EC

#ECA2AD#ECA2AD

#ECE1A2#ECE1A2

#A2ECBC#A2ECBC

#BCA2EC#BCA2EC

Variants

#FCF3EE#FCF3EE

#DC8556#DC8556

#F8B896#F8B896

#E0BFAE#E0BFAE

White#FFFFFF

#FFD1B8#FFD1B8

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Travertine#D6C1A3

Soft Coral#F7A8A8

Melon#FDBCB4

#ECBCA2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECBCA2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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