HEX atlas value

#ECBEA2

#ECBEA2 is a warm orange HEX color close to Desert Sand. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 190, 162, HSL 23, 66%, 78%, has luminance 0.5727, and belongs to the balanced group.

orange warm balanced

#ECBEA2 Sample readable text

HEX #ECBEA2

RGB rgb(236, 190, 162)

HSL hsl(23 66% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 31, 7)

Luminance 0.5727

Contrast Black 12.45:1White 1.69:1

CSS

--color-ecbea2: #ECBEA2;
.background-ecbea2 { background-color: #ECBEA2; }
.text-ecbea2 { color: #ECBEA2; }

Luminance0.5727

Black text12.45:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA 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":"#ECBEA2","rgb":[236,190,162],"hsl":[23,66,78],"cmyk":[0,19,31,7],"luminance":0.5727,"contrast":{"black":12.45,"white":1.69}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.45,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.69,"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":"#ECE3A2","hex":"#ECE3A2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.08,"contrastWhite":1.31,"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":"#A2D0EC","hex":"#A2D0EC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.77,"contrastWhite":1.64,"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/ecbea2.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-sand.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-coral.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A2D0EC","analogous":["#ECA2AB","#ECE3A2"],"triadic":["#A2ECBE","#BEA2EC"],"tetradic":["#ABECA2","#A2D0EC","#E3A2EC"],"splitComplementary":["#A2ECE3","#A2ABEC"],"monochromatic":["#FCF3EE","#ECBEA2","#DC8956"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF3EE","dark":"#DC8956","saturated":"#F8BB96","desaturated":"#E0C1AE","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFD3B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"desert-sand","name":"Desert Sand","hex":"#EDC9AF","distance":17.05872210923198},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":22.22611077089287},{"slug":"pastel-coral","name":"Pastel Coral","hex":"#FFB3A7","distance":22.516660498395403},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":24.73863375370596},{"slug":"melon","name":"Melon","hex":"#FDBCB4","distance":24.839484696748443}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ECBEA2

#ECBEA2 is classified as a warm orange value with balanced visual character. #ECBEA2 is visually closest to Desert Sand, a named orange color with HEX #EDC9AF.

The RGB channels are 236, 190, and 162, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg 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 0.5727, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.06, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.45:1AA Pass

White text1.69:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ECBEA2 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.45:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.69:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#ECE3A2#000000 text · best 16.08:1#ECE3A2

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

Melon#000000 text · best 13.03:1#FDBCB4

#A2D0EC#000000 text · best 12.77:1#A2D0EC

Generated Palette

#ECBEA2#ECBEA2

#A2D0EC#A2D0EC

#ECA2AB#ECA2AB

#ECE3A2#ECE3A2

#FCF3EE#FCF3EE

#DC8956#DC8956

Color Harmonies

#A2D0EC#A2D0EC

#ECA2AB#ECA2AB

#ECE3A2#ECE3A2

#A2ECBE#A2ECBE

#BEA2EC#BEA2EC

Variants

#FCF3EE#FCF3EE

#DC8956#DC8956

#F8BB96#F8BB96

#E0C1AE#E0C1AE

White#FFFFFF

#FFD3B8#FFD3B8

Nearest Named Colors

Desert Sand#EDC9AF

Travertine#D6C1A3

Pastel Coral#FFB3A7

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

Melon#FDBCB4

#ECBEA2

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ECBEA2

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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