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#EC982A

#ec982a ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec982a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 59.61% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.59% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 34.02°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.4046

Complementary

  1. #ec982a
  2. #2a7eec

Split complementary

  1. #ec982a
  2. #2adfec
  3. #372aec

Analogous

  1. #ec372a
  2. #ec982a
  3. #dfec2a

Triadic

  1. #ec982a
  2. #2aec98
  3. #982aec

Tetradic

  1. #ec982a
  2. #7eec2a
  3. #2a7eec
  4. #982aec

Square

  1. #ec982a
  2. #2aec37
  3. #2a7eec
  4. #ec2adf

Monochromatic

  1. #73460a
  2. #b97011
  3. #ec982a
  4. #f2ba70
  5. #f9dcb6

Shades

#ec982a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec982a
  2. #d48926
  3. #bd7a22
  4. #a56a1d
  5. #8e5b19
  6. #764c15
  7. #5e3d11
  8. #472e0d
  9. #2f1e08
  10. #180f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec982a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec982a
  2. #eea23f
  3. #f0ad55
  4. #f2b76a
  5. #f4c17f
  6. #f6cc95
  7. #f7d6aa
  8. #f9e0bf
  9. #fbead4
  10. #fdf5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec982a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec982a
  2. #e19633
  3. #d6933b
  4. #cc9144
  5. #c18e4c
  6. #b68c55
  7. #ab8a5e
  8. #a08766
  9. #96856f
  10. #8b8277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39f12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b22d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cd9c1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7a82c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f98c6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec982a {
  color: #ec982a;
}
Background
.bg-ec982a {
  background-color: #ec982a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec982a {
  border: 2px solid #ec982a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec982a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 152 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec982a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec982a, #dfec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec982a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 152 42 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.31 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.11 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.47 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.64 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.85 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.30 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.47 #1367d5 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#ec982a  rgb(236, 152, 42)  hsl(34, 84%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#2a7eec  rgb(42, 126, 236)  hsl(214, 84%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#2aec98  rgb(42, 236, 152)  hsl(154, 84%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#982aec  rgb(152, 42, 236)  hsl(274, 84%, 55%)  Vivid Violet