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#EC520B

#ec520b ≈ Persimmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec520b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 32.16% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.25% magenta, 95.34% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 18.93°, with 91.09% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persimmon (#ec5800), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#ff6600
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Relative luminance0.2389

Complementary

  1. #ec520b
  2. #0ba5ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec520b
  2. #0becc2
  3. #0b35ec

Analogous

  1. #ec0b35
  2. #ec520b
  3. #ecc20b

Triadic

  1. #ec520b
  2. #0bec52
  3. #520bec

Tetradic

  1. #ec520b
  2. #a5ec0b
  3. #0ba5ec
  4. #520bec

Square

  1. #ec520b
  2. #35ec0b
  3. #0ba5ec
  4. #c20bec

Monochromatic

  1. #5a1f04
  2. #a33908
  3. #ec520b
  4. #f7824d
  5. #fab696

Shades

#ec520b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec520b
  2. #d44a0a
  3. #bd4209
  4. #a53908
  5. #8e3107
  6. #762906
  7. #5e2104
  8. #471903
  9. #2f1002
  10. #180801
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec520b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec520b
  2. #ee6323
  3. #f0753c
  4. #f28654
  5. #f4976d
  6. #f6a985
  7. #f7ba9d
  8. #f9cbb6
  9. #fbdcce
  10. #fdeee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec520b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec520b
  2. #e15717
  3. #d65b22
  4. #cc602e
  5. #c1643a
  6. #b66946
  7. #ab6e51
  8. #a0725d
  9. #967769
  10. #8b7b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8756a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff1e47 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b66500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c67e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb3a38 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec520b {
  color: #ec520b;
}
Background
.bg-ec520b {
  background-color: #ec520b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec520b {
  border: 2px solid #ec520b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec520b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 82 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 91% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec520b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec520b, #ecc20b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec520b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 82 11 / 0.35);
}

#ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 2.19 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 2.21 #e25822 Flame ΔE 2.38 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 3.28 #ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 3.51 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 4.69 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 6.22 #13adf4 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Persimmon
#ec520b  rgb(236, 82, 11)  hsl(19, 91%, 48%)  Persimmon
#0ba5ec  rgb(11, 165, 236)  hsl(199, 91%, 48%)  Carolina Blue
#0bec52  rgb(11, 236, 82)  hsl(139, 91%, 48%)  Malachite
#520bec  rgb(82, 11, 236)  hsl(259, 91%, 48%)  Ultramarine