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#EC8A14

#ec8a14 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec8a14 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 54.12% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 91.53% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 32.78°, with 85.04% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.3606

Complementary

  1. #ec8a14
  2. #1476ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8a14
  2. #14e2ec
  3. #1e14ec

Analogous

  1. #ec1e14
  2. #ec8a14
  3. #e2ec14

Triadic

  1. #ec8a14
  2. #14ec8a
  3. #8a14ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8a14
  2. #76ec14
  3. #1476ec
  4. #8a14ec

Square

  1. #ec8a14
  2. #14ec1e
  3. #1476ec
  4. #ec14e2

Monochromatic

  1. #5f3808
  2. #a6610d
  3. #ec8a14
  4. #f2ad5b
  5. #f7d0a2

Shades

#ec8a14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8a14
  2. #d47c12
  3. #bd6e10
  4. #a5610e
  5. #8e530c
  6. #76450a
  7. #5e3708
  8. #472906
  9. #2f1c04
  10. #180e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8a14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8a14
  2. #ee962c
  3. #f0a143
  4. #f2ad5b
  5. #f4b972
  6. #f6c58a
  7. #f7d0a1
  8. #f9dcb9
  9. #fbe8d0
  10. #fdf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8a14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8a14
  2. #e1891f
  3. #d6882a
  4. #cc8734
  5. #c1863f
  6. #b6854a
  7. #ab8455
  8. #a08360
  9. #96826a
  10. #8b8175
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c49981 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ab16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d39f15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa7d5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8a14 {
  color: #ec8a14;
}
Background
.bg-ec8a14 {
  background-color: #ec8a14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8a14 {
  border: 2px solid #ec8a14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8a14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 138 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 85% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8a14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8a14, #e2ec14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8a14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 138 20 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 1.96 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 2.04 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.10 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.51 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.72 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.61 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.73 #1375eb Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#ec8a14  rgb(236, 138, 20)  hsl(33, 85%, 50%)  Carrot Orange
#1476ec  rgb(20, 118, 236)  hsl(213, 85%, 50%)  Brandeis Blue
#14ec8a  rgb(20, 236, 138)  hsl(153, 85%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a14ec  rgb(138, 20, 236)  hsl(273, 85%, 50%)  Blue Violet