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#ec9f60 color: Doughnut

#ec9f60 is rgb(236, 159, 96) in RGB and oklch(76.588% 0.12139 58.848) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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27°
100%

76.6%
0.121
59°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark orange
  • orange-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #ec9f60

#ec9f60 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 76.6% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 59°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.17:1 contrast and black text 9.69:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Doughnut (#eda057). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #ec9f60 mixed with white

  1. ec9f60
  2. efa971
  3. f1b382
  4. f4bc92
  5. f6c6a2
  6. f8d0b1
  7. fad9c1
  8. fbe3d0
  9. fdece0
  10. fef6ef

Darker: #ec9f60 mixed with black

  1. ec9f60
  2. cd8a52
  3. af7545
  4. 926138
  5. 764d2c
  6. 5b3b20
  7. 422915
  8. 29180a
  9. 130903
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ec9f60 with less saturation

  1. ec9f60
  2. e7a16a
  3. e1a473
  4. dca67c
  5. d6a885
  6. d1aa8d
  7. cbac95
  8. c5ae9c
  9. bfb0a4
  10. b9b1ab

Questions about #ec9f60

What color is #ec9f60?

#ec9f60 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Doughnut. In RGB it is rgb(236, 159, 96), in HSL hsl(27, 78.65%, 65.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.588% 0.12139 58.848).

What colors go well with #ec9f60?

The complementary color of #ec9f60 is #61bdf7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f69486 and #d2af4f. The triadic partners are #44ccb4 and #bda1f6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ec9f60?

Black text reads better on #ec9f60: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and black gives 9.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ec9f60 a warm or cool color?

#ec9f60 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 59 degrees, its lightness 76.6% and its chroma 0.121.