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#EC9D64

#ec9d64 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec9d64 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 61.57% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.47% magenta, 57.63% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 25.15°, with 78.16% saturation and 65.88% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4287

Complementary

  1. #ec9d64
  2. #64b3ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec9d64
  2. #64ece1
  3. #646fec

Analogous

  1. #ec646f
  2. #ec9d64
  3. #ece164

Triadic

  1. #ec9d64
  2. #64ec9d
  3. #9d64ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec9d64
  2. #b3ec64
  3. #64b3ec
  4. #9d64ec

Square

  1. #ec9d64
  2. #6fec64
  3. #64b3ec
  4. #e164ec

Monochromatic

  1. #a35014
  2. #e47220
  3. #ec9d64
  4. #f4c8a8
  5. #fdf3ec

Shades

#ec9d64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec9d64
  2. #d48d5a
  3. #bd7e50
  4. #a56e46
  5. #8e5e3c
  6. #764f32
  7. #5e3f28
  8. #472f1e
  9. #2f1f14
  10. #18100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec9d64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec9d64
  2. #eea774
  3. #f0b183
  4. #f2ba93
  5. #f4c4a2
  6. #f6ceb2
  7. #f7d8c1
  8. #f9e2d1
  9. #fbebe0
  10. #fdf5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec9d64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec9d64
  2. #e19a67
  3. #d6976a
  4. #cc946c
  5. #c1916f
  6. #b68f72
  7. #ab8c75
  8. #a08978
  9. #96867a
  10. #8b837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caa897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a55f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b664 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cda261 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ad64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f89480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec9d64 {
  color: #ec9d64;
}
Background
.bg-ec9d64 {
  background-color: #ec9d64;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec9d64 {
  border: 2px solid #ec9d64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec9d64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 157 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 78% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec9d64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec9d64, #ece164);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec9d64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 157 100 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.13 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.34 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.47 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.94 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.16 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 7.24 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.37 #13629b Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ec9d64  rgb(236, 157, 100)  hsl(25, 78%, 66%)  Sandy Brown
#64b3ec  rgb(100, 179, 236)  hsl(205, 78%, 66%)  Maya Blue
#64ec9d  rgb(100, 236, 157)  hsl(145, 78%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green
#9d64ec  rgb(157, 100, 236)  hsl(265, 78%, 66%)  Medium Purple