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#EC9C19

#ec9c19 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec9c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.9% magenta, 89.41% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 37.25°, with 84.74% saturation and 51.18% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.1.

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Relative luminance0.4168

Complementary

  1. #ec9c19
  2. #1969ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec9c19
  2. #19d3ec
  3. #3319ec

Analogous

  1. #ec3319
  2. #ec9c19
  3. #d3ec19

Triadic

  1. #ec9c19
  2. #19ec9c
  3. #9c19ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec9c19
  2. #69ec19
  3. #1969ec
  4. #9c19ec

Square

  1. #ec9c19
  2. #19ec33
  3. #1969ec
  4. #ec19d3

Monochromatic

  1. #644108
  2. #aa6f0e
  3. #ec9c19
  4. #f2ba60
  5. #f8d9a6

Shades

#ec9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec9c19
  2. #d48c17
  3. #bd7d14
  4. #a56d12
  5. #8e5e0f
  6. #764e0d
  7. #5e3e0a
  8. #472f08
  9. #2f1f05
  10. #181003
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec9c19
  2. #eea630
  3. #f0b047
  4. #f2ba5e
  5. #f4c475
  6. #f6ce8c
  7. #f7d7a3
  8. #f9e1ba
  9. #fbebd1
  10. #fdf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec9c19
  2. #e19923
  3. #d6962e
  4. #cc9438
  5. #c19142
  6. #b68e4d
  7. #ab8b57
  8. #a08861
  9. #96866b
  10. #8b8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a68a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab41f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cf9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ab1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9906b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec9c19 {
  color: #ec9c19;
}
Background
.bg-ec9c19 {
  background-color: #ec9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ec9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec9c19, #d3ec19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.10 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.35 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.64 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.71 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.82 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.22 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.04 #1363e6 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Gamboge
#ec9c19  rgb(236, 156, 25)  hsl(37, 85%, 51%)  Gamboge
#1969ec  rgb(25, 105, 236)  hsl(217, 85%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#19ec9c  rgb(25, 236, 156)  hsl(157, 85%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#9c19ec  rgb(156, 25, 236)  hsl(277, 85%, 51%)  Vivid Violet