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#ec9b59 color: Autumn Orange

#ec9b59 is rgb(236, 155, 89) in RGB and oklch(75.781% 0.1271 58.347) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

75.8%
0.127
58°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark orange
  • orange-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #ec9b59

#ec9b59 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 58°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Autumn Orange (#ee9950). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #ec9b59 mixed with white

  1. ec9b59
  2. efa56b
  3. f1b07d
  4. f4ba8e
  5. f6c49e
  6. f8ceae
  7. fad8be
  8. fbe1cf
  9. fdebdf
  10. fef5ef

Darker: #ec9b59 mixed with black

  1. ec9b59
  2. cd864c
  3. af7240
  4. 925e34
  5. 764b28
  6. 5b391d
  7. 422813
  8. 291809
  9. 130903
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ec9b59 with less saturation

  1. ec9b59
  2. e79e64
  3. e1a06e
  4. dba377
  5. d6a580
  6. d0a789
  7. caa991
  8. c4ab99
  9. bdada1
  10. b7afa9

Questions about #ec9b59

What color is #ec9b59?

#ec9b59 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Autumn Orange. In RGB it is rgb(236, 155, 89), in HSL hsl(26.94, 79.46%, 63.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.781% 0.1271 58.347).

What colors go well with #ec9b59?

The complementary color of #ec9b59 is #58bbf8. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f69082 and #d2ab45. The triadic partners are #35cab1 and #bb9ef6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ec9b59?

Black text reads better on #ec9b59: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ec9b59 a warm or cool color?

#ec9b59 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 58 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.127.