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#EC8917

#ec8917 ≈ Tangerine

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec8917 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 53.73% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.95% magenta, 90.25% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 32.11°, with 84.86% saturation and 50.78% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tangerine (#f28500), ΔE 1.75.

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Relative luminance0.3579

Complementary

  1. #ec8917
  2. #177aec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8917
  2. #17e5ec
  3. #1e17ec

Analogous

  1. #ec1e17
  2. #ec8917
  3. #e5ec17

Triadic

  1. #ec8917
  2. #17ec89
  3. #8917ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8917
  2. #7aec17
  3. #177aec
  4. #8917ec

Square

  1. #ec8917
  2. #17ec1e
  3. #177aec
  4. #ec17e5

Monochromatic

  1. #623808
  2. #a9610e
  3. #ec8917
  4. #f2ad5e
  5. #f8d1a4

Shades

#ec8917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8917
  2. #d47b15
  3. #bd6e12
  4. #a56010
  5. #8e520e
  6. #76450c
  7. #5e3709
  8. #472907
  9. #2f1b05
  10. #180e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8917
  2. #ee952e
  3. #f0a145
  4. #f2ac5d
  5. #f4b874
  6. #f6c48b
  7. #f7d0a2
  8. #f9dcb9
  9. #fbe7d1
  10. #fdf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8917
  2. #e18822
  3. #d6872c
  4. #cc8637
  5. #c18541
  6. #b6854c
  7. #ab8456
  8. #a08361
  9. #96826b
  10. #8b8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49881 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfaa18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c78f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d39e18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa7c5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8917 {
  color: #ec8917;
}
Background
.bg-ec8917 {
  background-color: #ec8917;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8917 {
  border: 2px solid #ec8917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 137 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8917, #e5ec17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 137 23 / 0.35);
}

#f28500 Tangerine ΔE 1.75 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 2.08 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.38 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.19 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.44 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.77 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.77 #1376e8 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Tangerine
#ec8917  rgb(236, 137, 23)  hsl(32, 85%, 51%)  Tangerine
#177aec  rgb(23, 122, 236)  hsl(212, 85%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#17ec89  rgb(23, 236, 137)  hsl(152, 85%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#8917ec  rgb(137, 23, 236)  hsl(272, 85%, 51%)  Blue Violet