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#ec925c color: Chinese Lantern

#ec925c is rgb(236, 146, 92) in RGB and oklch(74.246% 0.12938 50.642) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

74.2%
0.129
51°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coral
  • orange-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #ec925c

#ec925c is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 51°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.38:1 contrast and black text 8.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Lantern (#f09056). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #ec925c mixed with white

  1. ec925c
  2. ef9d6d
  3. f2a87e
  4. f4b38f
  5. f6be9f
  6. f9c9af
  7. fad4bf
  8. fcdfcf
  9. fdeadf
  10. fef4ef

Darker: #ec925c mixed with black

  1. ec925c
  2. cd7e4f
  3. af6b42
  4. 925836
  5. 76462a
  6. 5b351f
  7. 422514
  8. 29160a
  9. 130803
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ec925c with less saturation

  1. ec925c
  2. e69566
  3. e0986f
  4. da9b77
  5. d49e7f
  6. cea087
  7. c7a38f
  8. c1a596
  9. baa79d
  10. b3a9a4

Questions about #ec925c

What color is #ec925c?

#ec925c is bright light orange. The closest named color is Chinese Lantern. In RGB it is rgb(236, 146, 92), in HSL hsl(22.5, 79.12%, 64.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.246% 0.12938 50.642).

What colors go well with #ec925c?

The complementary color of #ec925c is #3ebaee. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f28888 and #d5a23e. The triadic partners are #3bc6a0 and #ac9cf7.

Is white or black text more readable on #ec925c?

Black text reads better on #ec925c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and black gives 8.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ec925c a warm or cool color?

#ec925c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 51 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.129.