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#EC951D

#ec951d ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec951d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 58.43% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.86% magenta, 87.71% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 34.78°, with 84.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.3942

Complementary

  1. #ec951d
  2. #1d74ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec951d
  2. #1ddcec
  3. #2d1dec

Analogous

  1. #ec2d1d
  2. #ec951d
  3. #dcec1d

Triadic

  1. #ec951d
  2. #1dec95
  3. #951dec

Tetradic

  1. #ec951d
  2. #74ec1d
  3. #1d74ec
  4. #951dec

Square

  1. #ec951d
  2. #1dec2d
  3. #1d74ec
  4. #ec1ddc

Monochromatic

  1. #674009
  2. #ae6b0f
  3. #ec951d
  4. #f2b664
  5. #f8d7aa

Shades

#ec951d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec951d
  2. #d4861a
  3. #bd7717
  4. #a56814
  5. #8e5911
  6. #764b0f
  7. #5e3c0c
  8. #472d09
  9. #2f1e06
  10. #180f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec951d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec951d
  2. #eea034
  3. #f0aa4a
  4. #f2b561
  5. #f4bf77
  6. #f6ca8e
  7. #f7d5a5
  8. #f9dfbb
  9. #fbead2
  10. #fdf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec951d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec951d
  2. #e19327
  3. #d69131
  4. #cc8f3b
  5. #c18d45
  6. #b68b4f
  7. #ab8858
  8. #a08662
  9. #96846c
  10. #8b8276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7a187 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b121 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cb9907 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6a61f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa8966 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec951d {
  color: #ec951d;
}
Background
.bg-ec951d {
  background-color: #ec951d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec951d {
  border: 2px solid #ec951d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec951d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 149 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec951d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec951d, #dcec1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec951d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 149 29 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 1.94 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.05 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.48 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.80 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.15 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.29 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.40 #136ae2 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#ec951d  rgb(236, 149, 29)  hsl(35, 84%, 52%)  Carrot Orange
#1d74ec  rgb(29, 116, 236)  hsl(215, 84%, 52%)  Brandeis Blue
#1dec95  rgb(29, 236, 149)  hsl(155, 84%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#951dec  rgb(149, 29, 236)  hsl(275, 84%, 52%)  Blue Violet