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#EC8A5D

#ec8a5d ≈ Coral

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec8a5d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 54.12% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.53% magenta, 60.59% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 18.88°, with 79.01% saturation and 64.51% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Coral (#ff7f50), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.368

Complementary

  1. #ec8a5d
  2. #5dbfec

Split complementary

  1. #ec8a5d
  2. #5decd2
  3. #5d78ec

Analogous

  1. #ec5d78
  2. #ec8a5d
  3. #ecd25d

Triadic

  1. #ec8a5d
  2. #5dec8a
  3. #8a5dec

Tetradic

  1. #ec8a5d
  2. #bfec5d
  3. #5dbfec
  4. #8a5dec

Square

  1. #ec8a5d
  2. #78ec5d
  3. #5dbfec
  4. #d25dec

Monochromatic

  1. #9e3e12
  2. #e2591a
  3. #ec8a5d
  4. #f4bba1
  5. #fcede6

Shades

#ec8a5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec8a5d
  2. #d47c54
  3. #bd6e4a
  4. #a56141
  5. #8e5338
  6. #76452f
  7. #5e3725
  8. #47291c
  9. #2f1c13
  10. #180e09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec8a5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec8a5d
  2. #ee966d
  3. #f0a17d
  4. #f2ad8e
  5. #f4b99e
  6. #f6c5ae
  7. #f7d0be
  8. #f9dcce
  9. #fbe8df
  10. #fdf3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec8a5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec8a5d
  2. #e18961
  3. #d68864
  4. #cc8768
  5. #c1866b
  6. #b6856f
  7. #ab8472
  8. #a08376
  9. #968279
  10. #8b817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c59a8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49659 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcac5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff787f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5925b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d19f5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f97f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec8a5d {
  color: #ec8a5d;
}
Background
.bg-ec8a5d {
  background-color: #ec8a5d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec8a5d {
  border: 2px solid #ec8a5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec8a5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 138 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec8a5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec8a5d, #ecd25d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec8a5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 138 93 / 0.35);
}

#ff7f50 Coral ΔE 4.51 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 4.80 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.30 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.53 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.19 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.32 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.92 #1375a2 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Coral
#ec8a5d  rgb(236, 138, 93)  hsl(19, 79%, 65%)  Coral
#5dbfec  rgb(93, 191, 236)  hsl(199, 79%, 65%)  Deep Sky Blue
#5dec8a  rgb(93, 236, 138)  hsl(139, 79%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a5dec  rgb(138, 93, 236)  hsl(259, 79%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue