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#EC992E

#ec992e ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec992e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 60% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.17% magenta, 80.51% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 33.79°, with 83.33% saturation and 55.29% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.4081

Complementary

  1. #ec992e
  2. #2e81ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec992e
  2. #2ee0ec
  3. #3a2eec

Analogous

  1. #ec3a2e
  2. #ec992e
  3. #e0ec2e

Triadic

  1. #ec992e
  2. #2eec99
  3. #992eec

Tetradic

  1. #ec992e
  2. #81ec2e
  3. #2e81ec
  4. #992eec

Square

  1. #ec992e
  2. #2eec3a
  3. #2e81ec
  4. #ec2ee0

Monochromatic

  1. #76470b
  2. #bc7211
  3. #ec992e
  4. #f2bb74
  5. #f9ddba

Shades

#ec992e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec992e
  2. #d48a29
  3. #bd7a25
  4. #a56b20
  5. #8e5c1c
  6. #764d17
  7. #5e3d12
  8. #472e0e
  9. #2f1f09
  10. #180f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec992e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec992e
  2. #eea343
  3. #f0ad58
  4. #f2b86d
  5. #f4c282
  6. #f6cc97
  7. #f7d6ab
  8. #f9e0c0
  9. #fbebd5
  10. #fdf5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec992e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec992e
  2. #e19736
  3. #d6943e
  4. #cc9247
  5. #c18f4f
  6. #b68d57
  7. #ab8a5f
  8. #a08867
  9. #968570
  10. #8b8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a48a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a01a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b331 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cd9d23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7a930 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f98d6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec992e {
  color: #ec992e;
}
Background
.bg-ec992e {
  background-color: #ec992e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec992e {
  border: 2px solid #ec992e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec992e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 153 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec992e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec992e, #e0ec2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec992e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 153 46 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.51 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.20 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.44 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.54 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.81 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.33 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.52 #1366d1 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#ec992e  rgb(236, 153, 46)  hsl(34, 83%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#2e81ec  rgb(46, 129, 236)  hsl(214, 83%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#2eec99  rgb(46, 236, 153)  hsl(154, 83%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#992eec  rgb(153, 46, 236)  hsl(274, 83%, 55%)  Vivid Violet