Close to Dusty Rose
#ECB99F
#ECB99F is a light, rich orange, close to the color Dusty Rose. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 72.5% green, and 62.4% blue. Its hue is 20°, with 67% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ECB99F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.75:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.01:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.75:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.01:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ECB99F as they’d see it.
#ECB99F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #ECB99F
What color is #ECB99F?
#ECB99F is a light, rich orange, close to the color Dusty Rose. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 72.5% green, and 62.4% blue. Its hue is 20°, with 67% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ECB99F in RGB?
#ECB99F is rgb(236, 185, 159): 236 red, 185 green, and 159 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ECB99F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 22, 33, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ECB99F?
PANTONE 494 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ECB99F?
Its complement #8DCCEC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.