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Recognised as Colour

#EC9E3C

  • #EC9E3C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#EC9E3C is a orange with RGB values 236, 158, 60 and HSL 33°, 82%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EC9E3C#EC9E3C
HEX#EC9E3C
RGBrgb(236, 158, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6196, 0.2353
RGB percentages92.5%, 62%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(33.4, 82.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.4, 74.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 33.1%, 74.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,507,004
CSS custom property--colour: #EC9E3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#1361C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A42Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB63Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8B8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 13.9Goldenrod · ΔE 15Peru · ΔE 15.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.5Orange · ΔE 19.2Dark orange · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C8AEC
Analogous#EC463C, #E2EC3C
Triadic#3CEC9E, #9E3CEC
Split complementary#3CE2EC, #463CEC
Tetradic#3CEC46, #3C8AEC, #EC3CE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAF6
Lighter +30%#FAE3C7
Lighter +20%#F5CC99
Lighter +10%#F1B56A
Darker −10%#DF8616
Darker −20%#B16A11
Darker −30%#824E0D
Darker −40%#543208
More saturated +25%#FFA029
Less saturated −25%#D19B57

Channel breakdown

R236
G158
B60
Red236 (92.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue33.41°
Saturation (HSL)82.24%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 9E · B 3C

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