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#EF970C

#ef970c ≈ Orange Peel

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ef970c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 59.22% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.82% magenta, 94.98% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 36.74°, with 90.44% saturation and 49.22% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange Peel (#ff9f00), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.4051

Complementary

  1. #ef970c
  2. #0c64ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef970c
  2. #0cd6ef
  3. #260cef

Analogous

  1. #ef260c
  2. #ef970c
  3. #d6ef0c

Triadic

  1. #ef970c
  2. #0cef97
  3. #970cef

Tetradic

  1. #ef970c
  2. #64ef0c
  3. #0c64ef
  4. #970cef

Square

  1. #ef970c
  2. #0cef26
  3. #0c64ef
  4. #ef0cd6

Monochromatic

  1. #5d3b05
  2. #a66908
  3. #ef970c
  4. #f6b651
  5. #fad59a

Shades

#ef970c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef970c
  2. #d7880b
  3. #bf790a
  4. #a76a08
  5. #8f5b07
  6. #784c06
  7. #603c05
  8. #482d04
  9. #301e02
  10. #180f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef970c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef970c
  2. #f1a124
  3. #f2ac3d
  4. #f4b655
  5. #f5c16d
  6. #f7cb86
  7. #f9d59e
  8. #fae0b6
  9. #fceace
  10. #fdf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef970c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef970c
  2. #e49518
  3. #d99223
  4. #ce902f
  5. #c38e3a
  6. #b88c46
  7. #ac8952
  8. #a1875d
  9. #968569
  10. #8b8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caa388 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b313 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ce9b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9a811 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd8b66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef970c {
  color: #ef970c;
}
Background
.bg-ef970c {
  background-color: #ef970c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef970c {
  border: 2px solid #ef970c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef970c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 151 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef970c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef970c, #d6ef0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef970c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 151 12 / 0.35);
}

#ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.11 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.15 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.77 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.26 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.36 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.65 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.76 #1068f3 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Orange Peel
#ef970c  rgb(239, 151, 12)  hsl(37, 90%, 49%)  Orange Peel
#0c64ef  rgb(12, 100, 239)  hsl(217, 90%, 49%)  Royal Blue
#0cef97  rgb(12, 239, 151)  hsl(157, 90%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#970cef  rgb(151, 12, 239)  hsl(277, 90%, 49%)  Electric Violet