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#EC985A

#ec985a ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec985a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 59.61% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.59% magenta, 61.86% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 25.48°, with 79.35% saturation and 63.92% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.4103

Complementary

  1. #ec985a
  2. #5aaeec

Split complementary

  1. #ec985a
  2. #5aece1
  3. #5a65ec

Analogous

  1. #ec5a65
  2. #ec985a
  3. #ece15a

Triadic

  1. #ec985a
  2. #5aec98
  3. #985aec

Tetradic

  1. #ec985a
  2. #aeec5a
  3. #5aaeec
  4. #985aec

Square

  1. #ec985a
  2. #65ec5a
  3. #5aaeec
  4. #e15aec

Monochromatic

  1. #9b4c12
  2. #e06e1a
  3. #ec985a
  4. #f4c39f
  5. #fceee3

Shades

#ec985a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec985a
  2. #d48951
  3. #bd7a48
  4. #a56a3f
  5. #8e5b36
  6. #764c2d
  7. #5e3d24
  8. #472e1b
  9. #2f1e12
  10. #180f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec985a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec985a
  2. #eea26b
  3. #f0ad7b
  4. #f2b78c
  5. #f4c19c
  6. #f6ccad
  7. #f7d6bd
  8. #f9e0ce
  9. #fbeade
  10. #fdf5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec985a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec985a
  2. #e1965e
  3. #d69362
  4. #cc9165
  5. #c18e69
  6. #b68c6d
  7. #ab8a71
  8. #a08775
  9. #968578
  10. #8b827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1a054 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b35a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8789 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cb9d57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5a95a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f88e79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec985a {
  color: #ec985a;
}
Background
.bg-ec985a {
  background-color: #ec985a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec985a {
  border: 2px solid #ec985a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec985a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 152 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 79% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec985a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec985a, #ece15a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec985a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 152 90 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.55 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.78 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.43 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.82 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.50 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.85 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.68 #1367a5 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ec985a  rgb(236, 152, 90)  hsl(25, 79%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#5aaeec  rgb(90, 174, 236)  hsl(205, 79%, 64%)  Iceberg
#5aec98  rgb(90, 236, 152)  hsl(145, 79%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#985aec  rgb(152, 90, 236)  hsl(265, 79%, 64%)  Amethyst