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#EC985E

#ec985e ≈ Persian Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec985e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.59% magenta, 60.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 24.51°, 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Orange (#d99058), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.411

Complementary

  1. #ec985e
  2. #5eb2ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec985e
  2. #5eecdf
  3. #5e6bec

Analogous

  1. #ec5e6b
  2. #ec985e
  3. #ecdf5e

Triadic

  1. #ec985e
  2. #5eec98
  3. #985eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec985e
  2. #b2ec5e
  3. #5eb2ec
  4. #985eec

Square

  1. #ec985e
  2. #6bec5e
  3. #5eb2ec
  4. #df5eec

Monochromatic

  1. #9e4c13
  2. #e36c1b
  3. #ec985e
  4. #f4c4a2
  5. #fcf0e7

Shades

#ec985e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec985e
  2. #d48955
  3. #bd7a4b
  4. #a56a42
  5. #8e5b38
  6. #764c2f
  7. #5e3d26
  8. #472e1c
  9. #2f1e13
  10. #180f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec985e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec985e
  2. #eea26e
  3. #f0ad7e
  4. #f2b78e
  5. #f4c19e
  6. #f6ccaf
  7. #f7d6bf
  8. #f9e0cf
  9. #fbeadf
  10. #fdf5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec985e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec985e
  2. #e19661
  3. #d69365
  4. #cc9168
  5. #c18e6c
  6. #b68c6f
  7. #ab8a72
  8. #a08776
  9. #968579
  10. #8b827d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a159 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b35e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff878a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cb9d5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5a95e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f88e7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec985e {
  color: #ec985e;
}
Background
.bg-ec985e {
  background-color: #ec985e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec985e {
  border: 2px solid #ec985e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec985e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 152 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec985e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec985e, #ecdf5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec985e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 152 94 / 0.35);
}

#d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.86 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.10 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.10 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.44 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.81 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 7.40 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.42 #1367a1 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Persian Orange
#ec985e  rgb(236, 152, 94)  hsl(25, 79%, 65%)  Persian Orange
#5eb2ec  rgb(94, 178, 236)  hsl(205, 79%, 65%)  Maya Blue
#5eec98  rgb(94, 236, 152)  hsl(145, 79%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#985eec  rgb(152, 94, 236)  hsl(265, 79%, 65%)  Medium Purple