#ec852c

Color #ec852c

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 11.21 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ec852c

RGB

rgb(236, 133, 44)

HSL

hsl(27.8, 83.5%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.8, 81.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 81.4%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(65.59, 33.46, 61.28)

LCH

lch(65.59, 69.82, 61.36)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.1582, 56.03)

HWB

hwb(27.8, 17.3%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c93ec

Analogous

#ec2c33

#ec852c

#ece52c

Triadic

#ec852c

#2cec85

#852cec

Split-complementary

#ec852c

#2cece5

#2c33ec

Tetradic

#ec852c

#93ec2c

#2c93ec

#852cec

Square

#ec852c

#33ec2c

#2c93ec

#e52cec

Shades

Color #ec852c mixed toward black.

#d66e13

#ab580f

#80420c

#562c08

#2b1604

Tints

Color #ec852c mixed toward white.

#ef994f

#f2ae72

#f6c295

#f9d6b9

#fcebdc

Tones

Color #ec852c mixed toward gray.

#dc863c

#cc874c

#bc885c

#ac8a6c

#9c8b7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c74e · ΔE 31.8

Deuteranopia

#cdd454 · ΔE 35

Tritanopia

#e86063 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 27.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec852c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec852c]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#ec852c (#ec852c) is rgb(236, 133, 44) in RGB.

No, #ec852c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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