#ec5d1a

Color #ec5d1a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 16.21 Nearest Tailwind class orange-600 #f54900 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ec5d1a

RGB

rgb(236, 93, 26)

HSL

hsl(19.1, 84.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.1, 89%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 60.6%, 89%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(57.79, 52.52, 61.25)

LCH

lch(57.79, 80.68, 49.39)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.1906, 41.15)

HWB

hwb(19.1, 10.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1aa9ec

Analogous

#ec1a40

#ec5d1a

#ecc61a

Triadic

#ec5d1a

#1aec5d

#5d1aec

Split-complementary

#ec5d1a

#1aecc6

#1a40ec

Tetradic

#ec5d1a

#a9ec1a

#1aa9ec

#5d1aec

Square

#ec5d1a

#40ec1a

#1aa9ec

#c61aec

Shades

Color #ec5d1a mixed toward black.

#ca4c11

#a13c0d

#792d0a

#511e07

#280f03

Tints

Color #ec5d1a mixed toward white.

#ef7840

#f29366

#f6ae8d

#f9c9b3

#fce4d9

Tones

Color #ec5d1a mixed toward gray.

#db632c

#c96a3d

#b8704f

#a67660

#957d72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbe34 · ΔE 43.1

Deuteranopia

#c6ce38 · ΔE 47.1

Tritanopia

#e74144 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 28.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec5d1a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec5d1a]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ec5d1a (#ec5d1a) is rgb(236, 93, 26) in RGB.

No, #ec5d1a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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