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#EC855E

#ec855e ≈ Coral

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec855e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 52.16% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.64% magenta, 60.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 16.48°, with 78.89% saturation and 64.71% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Coral (#ff7f50), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3542

Complementary

  1. #ec855e
  2. #5ec5ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec855e
  2. #5eeccc
  3. #5e7eec

Analogous

  1. #ec5e7e
  2. #ec855e
  3. #eccc5e

Triadic

  1. #ec855e
  2. #5eec85
  3. #855eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec855e
  2. #c5ec5e
  3. #5ec5ec
  4. #855eec

Square

  1. #ec855e
  2. #7eec5e
  3. #5ec5ec
  4. #cc5eec

Monochromatic

  1. #9e3913
  2. #e3521b
  3. #ec855e
  4. #f4b9a2
  5. #fcede7

Shades

#ec855e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec855e
  2. #d47855
  3. #bd6a4b
  4. #a55d42
  5. #8e5038
  6. #76432f
  7. #5e3526
  8. #47281c
  9. #2f1b13
  10. #180d09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec855e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec855e
  2. #ee916e
  3. #f09d7e
  4. #f2aa8e
  5. #f4b69e
  6. #f6c2af
  7. #f7cebf
  8. #f9dacf
  9. #fbe7df
  10. #fdf3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec855e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec855e
  2. #e18561
  3. #d68465
  4. #cc8468
  5. #c1836c
  6. #b6836f
  7. #ab8272
  8. #a08276
  9. #968179
  10. #8b817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3968b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0935a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a95d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff727c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c38e5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cf9c5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f97a71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec855e {
  color: #ec855e;
}
Background
.bg-ec855e {
  background-color: #ec855e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec855e {
  border: 2px solid #ec855e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec855e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 133 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec855e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec855e, #eccc5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec855e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 133 94 / 0.35);
}

#ff7f50 Coral ΔE 3.78 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 4.36 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.28 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.73 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 6.70 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.84 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.89 #137aa1 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Coral
#ec855e  rgb(236, 133, 94)  hsl(16, 79%, 65%)  Coral
#5ec5ec  rgb(94, 197, 236)  hsl(196, 79%, 65%)  Sky Blue
#5eec85  rgb(94, 236, 133)  hsl(136, 79%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#855eec  rgb(133, 94, 236)  hsl(256, 79%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue