#ec8e00

Color #ec8e00

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 9.4 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ec8e00

RGB

rgb(236, 142, 0)

HSL

hsl(36.1, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.1, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.8%, 100%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(67.41, 28.03, 72.94)

LCH

lch(67.41, 78.14, 68.98)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.1637, 64.99)

HWB

hwb(36.1, 0%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#005eec

Analogous

#ec1800

#ec8e00

#d4ec00

Triadic

#ec8e00

#00ec8e

#8e00ec

Split-complementary

#ec8e00

#00d4ec

#1800ec

Tetradic

#ec8e00

#5eec00

#005eec

#8e00ec

Square

#ec8e00

#00ec18

#005eec

#ec00d4

Shades

Color #ec8e00 mixed toward black.

#c57600

#9d5f00

#764700

#4f2f00

#271800

Tints

Color #ec8e00 mixed toward white.

#ffa41b

#ffb648

#ffc876

#ffdba4

#ffedd1

Tones

Color #ec8e00 mixed toward gray.

#d88a14

#c58627

#b1823b

#9d7e4f

#8a7a62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#caca48 · ΔE 27.9

Deuteranopia

#cfd550 · ΔE 30.3

Tritanopia

#e86064 · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 28.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec8e00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec8e00]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#ec8e00 (#ec8e00) is rgb(236, 142, 0) in RGB.

No, #ec8e00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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