#ec9b4b

Color #ec9b4b

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Sandy Brown #f4a460 · ΔE 7.06 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ec9b4b

RGB

rgb(236, 155, 75)

HSL

hsl(29.8, 80.9%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(29.8, 68.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.3%, 68.2%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(70.72, 23.21, 53.07)

LCH

lch(70.72, 57.92, 66.38)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.1355, 62.72)

HWB

hwb(29.8, 29.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b9cec

Analogous

#ec4b4c

#ec9b4b

#eceb4b

Triadic

#ec9b4b

#4bec9b

#9b4bec

Split-complementary

#ec9b4b

#4beceb

#4b4cec

Tetradic

#ec9b4b

#9cec4b

#4b9cec

#9b4bec

Square

#ec9b4b

#4cec4b

#4b9cec

#eb4bec

Shades

Color #ec9b4b mixed toward black.

#e7811c

#bc6714

#8d4d0f

#5e340a

#2f1a05

Tints

Color #ec9b4b mixed toward white.

#efac69

#f2bc87

#f6cda5

#f9dec3

#fceee1

Tones

Color #ec9b4b mixed toward gray.

#df9b59

#d19b66

#c49b73

#b69b81

#a99b8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecd66 · ΔE 25.5

Deuteranopia

#d2d86b · ΔE 28.2

Tritanopia

#e97679 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ec9b4b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec9b4b]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ec9b4b (#ec9b4b) is rgb(236, 155, 75) in RGB.

No, #ec9b4b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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