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#ee770c color: Therapeutic Toucan

#ee770c is rgb(238, 119, 12) in RGB and oklch(69.486% 0.17513 52.307) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

69.5%
0.175
52°
  • Orange
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Pumpkin
  • amber-600
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.88:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #ee770c

#ee770c is a bright orange color. In OKLCH it has 69.5% lightness, 0.175 chroma and a hue of 52°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.88:1 contrast and black text 7.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Therapeutic Toucan (#ee7711). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium orange colors

Lighter: #ee770c mixed with white

  1. ee770c
  2. f1863a
  3. f59455
  4. f7a26d
  5. fab083
  6. fcbd98
  7. fdcbad
  8. fed8c1
  9. ffe5d6
  10. fff2ea

Darker: #ee770c mixed with black

  1. ee770c
  2. cf6709
  3. b15706
  4. 934704
  5. 773803
  6. 5c2a02
  7. 421c01
  8. 2a1000
  9. 140500
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ee770c with less saturation

  1. ee770c
  2. e77c2e
  3. e08141
  4. d88650
  5. d08a5d
  6. c88e69
  7. c09175
  8. b8947f
  9. af9789
  10. a69a93

Questions about #ee770c

What color is #ee770c?

#ee770c is bright orange. The closest named color is Therapeutic Toucan. In RGB it is rgb(238, 119, 12), in HSL hsl(28.41, 90.4%, 49.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.486% 0.17513 52.307).

What colors go well with #ee770c?

The complementary color of #ee770c is #00acf1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f66869 and #ce9000. The triadic partners are #00bb92 and #a284ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #ee770c?

Black text reads better on #ee770c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and black gives 7.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ee770c a warm or cool color?

#ee770c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 52 degrees, its lightness 69.5% and its chroma 0.175.