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#EC975E

#ec975e ≈ Persian Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec975e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 59.22% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.02% magenta, 60.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 24.08°, 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Orange (#d99058), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4077

Complementary

  1. #ec975e
  2. #5eb3ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec975e
  2. #5eecde
  3. #5e6cec

Analogous

  1. #ec5e6c
  2. #ec975e
  3. #ecde5e

Triadic

  1. #ec975e
  2. #5eec97
  3. #975eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec975e
  2. #b3ec5e
  3. #5eb3ec
  4. #975eec

Square

  1. #ec975e
  2. #6cec5e
  3. #5eb3ec
  4. #de5eec

Monochromatic

  1. #9e4b13
  2. #e36b1b
  3. #ec975e
  4. #f4c3a2
  5. #fcefe7

Shades

#ec975e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec975e
  2. #d48855
  3. #bd794b
  4. #a56a42
  5. #8e5b38
  6. #764c2f
  7. #5e3c26
  8. #472d1c
  9. #2f1e13
  10. #180f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec975e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec975e
  2. #eea16e
  3. #f0ac7e
  4. #f2b68e
  5. #f4c19e
  6. #f6cbaf
  7. #f7d5bf
  8. #f9e0cf
  9. #fbeadf
  10. #fdf5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec975e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec975e
  2. #e19561
  3. #d69265
  4. #cc9068
  5. #c18e6c
  6. #b68c6f
  7. #ab8972
  8. #a08776
  9. #968579
  10. #8b827d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa059 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b35e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ca9c5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5a85e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f88d7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec975e {
  color: #ec975e;
}
Background
.bg-ec975e {
  background-color: #ec975e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec975e {
  border: 2px solid #ec975e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec975e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 151 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec975e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec975e, #ecde5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec975e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 151 94 / 0.35);
}

#d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.89 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.52 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 4.90 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.49 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 7.05 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.16 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 7.18 #1368a1 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Persian Orange
#ec975e  rgb(236, 151, 94)  hsl(24, 79%, 65%)  Persian Orange
#5eb3ec  rgb(94, 179, 236)  hsl(204, 79%, 65%)  Maya Blue
#5eec97  rgb(94, 236, 151)  hsl(144, 79%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#975eec  rgb(151, 94, 236)  hsl(264, 79%, 65%)  Medium Purple