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#EC8C19

#ec8c19 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec8c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.68% magenta, 89.41% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 32.7°, with 84.74% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 1.41.

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Relative luminance0.3666

Complementary

  1. #ec8c19
  2. #1979ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8c19
  2. #19e3ec
  3. #2319ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2319
  2. #ec8c19
  3. #e3ec19

Triadic

  1. #ec8c19
  2. #19ec8c
  3. #8c19ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8c19
  2. #79ec19
  3. #1979ec
  4. #8c19ec

Square

  1. #ec8c19
  2. #19ec23
  3. #1979ec
  4. #ec19e3

Monochromatic

  1. #643a08
  2. #aa630e
  3. #ec8c19
  4. #f2af60
  5. #f8d3a6

Shades

#ec8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8c19
  2. #d47e17
  3. #bd7014
  4. #a56212
  5. #8e540f
  6. #76460d
  7. #5e380a
  8. #472a08
  9. #2f1c05
  10. #180e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8c19
  2. #ee9830
  3. #f0a347
  4. #f2af5e
  5. #f4ba75
  6. #f6c68c
  7. #f7d1a3
  8. #f9ddba
  9. #fbe8d1
  10. #fdf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8c19
  2. #e18b23
  3. #d68a2e
  4. #cc8838
  5. #c18742
  6. #b6864d
  7. #ab8557
  8. #a08461
  9. #96826b
  10. #8b8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59a82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c89202 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3a01a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa7f60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8c19 {
  color: #ec8c19;
}
Background
.bg-ec8c19 {
  background-color: #ec8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ec8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8c19, #e3ec19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 1.41 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 2.38 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.58 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.63 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.97 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.17 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.31 #1373e6 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#ec8c19  rgb(236, 140, 25)  hsl(33, 85%, 51%)  Carrot Orange
#1979ec  rgb(25, 121, 236)  hsl(213, 85%, 51%)  Brandeis Blue
#19ec8c  rgb(25, 236, 140)  hsl(153, 85%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#8c19ec  rgb(140, 25, 236)  hsl(273, 85%, 51%)  Blue Violet