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#EC4E05

#ec4e05 ≈ Tangelo

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec4e05 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 30.59% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.95% magenta, 97.88% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 18.96°, with 95.85% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tangelo (#f94d00), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#ff6600
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Relative luminance0.2329

Complementary

  1. #ec4e05
  2. #05a3ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec4e05
  2. #05ecc1
  3. #052fec

Analogous

  1. #ec052f
  2. #ec4e05
  3. #ecc105

Triadic

  1. #ec4e05
  2. #05ec4e
  3. #4e05ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec4e05
  2. #a3ec05
  3. #05a3ec
  4. #4e05ec

Square

  1. #ec4e05
  2. #2fec05
  3. #05a3ec
  4. #c105ec

Monochromatic

  1. #561c02
  2. #a13503
  3. #ec4e05
  4. #fb7d42
  5. #fdb18d

Shades

#ec4e05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec4e05
  2. #d44605
  3. #bd3e04
  4. #a53704
  5. #8e2f03
  6. #762703
  7. #5e1f02
  8. #471702
  9. #2f1001
  10. #180801
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec4e05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec4e05
  2. #ee601e
  3. #f07137
  4. #f28350
  5. #f49569
  6. #f6a782
  7. #f7b89b
  8. #f9cab4
  9. #fbdccd
  10. #fdede6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec4e05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec4e05
  2. #e15311
  3. #d6581e
  4. #cc5d2a
  5. #c16236
  6. #b66743
  7. #ab6c4f
  8. #a0715b
  9. #967667
  10. #8b7b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b77369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1044 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b56300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c57c00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb3334 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec4e05 {
  color: #ec4e05;
}
Background
.bg-ec4e05 {
  background-color: #ec4e05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec4e05 {
  border: 2px solid #ec4e05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec4e05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 78 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 96% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec4e05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec4e05, #ecc105);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec4e05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 78 5 / 0.35);
}

#f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 2.34 #e25822 Flame ΔE 2.55 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 2.75 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.41 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 3.53 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.32 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 5.73 #13b1fa Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Tangelo
#ec4e05  rgb(236, 78, 5)  hsl(19, 96%, 47%)  Tangelo
#05a3ec  rgb(5, 163, 236)  hsl(199, 96%, 47%)  Carolina Blue
#05ec4e  rgb(5, 236, 78)  hsl(139, 96%, 47%)  Malachite
#4e05ec  rgb(78, 5, 236)  hsl(259, 96%, 47%)  Ultramarine