#ec9c00

Color #ec9c00

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 6.72 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ec9c00

RGB

rgb(236, 156, 0)

HSL

hsl(39.7, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.7, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.9%, 100%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(70.6, 20.64, 75.01)

LCH

lch(70.6, 77.8, 74.62)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.1609, 72.71)

HWB

hwb(39.7, 0%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0050ec

Analogous

#ec2600

#ec9c00

#c6ec00

Triadic

#ec9c00

#00ec9c

#9c00ec

Split-complementary

#ec9c00

#00c6ec

#2600ec

Tetradic

#ec9c00

#50ec00

#0050ec

#9c00ec

Square

#ec9c00

#00ec26

#0050ec

#ec00c6

Shades

Color #ec9c00 mixed toward black.

#c58200

#9d6800

#764e00

#4f3400

#271a00

Tints

Color #ec9c00 mixed toward white.

#ffb21b

#ffc148

#ffd176

#ffe0a4

#fff0d1

Tones

Color #ec9c00 mixed toward gray.

#d89614

#c59027

#b1893b

#9d834f

#8a7c62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cece50 · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#d3d859 · ΔE 25.4

Tritanopia

#e96a6f · ΔE 35.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 28.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec9c00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec9c00]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ec9c00 (#ec9c00) is rgb(236, 156, 0) in RGB.

No, #ec9c00 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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