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#ef7e02 color: Retro Nectarine

#ef7e02 is rgb(239, 126, 2) in RGB and oklch(70.691% 0.17288 55.842) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

70.7%
0.173
56°
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tangerine
  • amber-600
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.74:1Hard to read
Lc -58
Black text
7.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #ef7e02

#ef7e02 is a bright light orange color. In OKLCH it has 70.7% lightness, 0.173 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.74:1 contrast and black text 7.66:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Retro Nectarine (#ef7d16). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More light orange colors

Lighter: #ef7e02 mixed with white

  1. ef7e02
  2. f28c38
  3. f59a55
  4. f8a76d
  5. fab483
  6. fbc198
  7. fdcdad
  8. fedac2
  9. ffe6d6
  10. fff3eb

Darker: #ef7e02 mixed with black

  1. ef7e02
  2. d06d01
  3. b15c01
  4. 944c01
  5. 783c00
  6. 5c2d00
  7. 421f00
  8. 2a1100
  9. 140500
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ef7e02 with less saturation

  1. ef7e02
  2. e8832d
  3. e18741
  4. da8b51
  5. d28f5f
  6. cb936b
  7. c39677
  8. bb9982
  9. b29b8c
  10. a99e96

Questions about #ef7e02

What color is #ef7e02?

#ef7e02 is bright light orange. The closest named color is Retro Nectarine. In RGB it is rgb(239, 126, 2), in HSL hsl(31.39, 98.34%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.691% 0.17288 55.842).

What colors go well with #ef7e02?

The complementary color of #ef7e02 is #00aefc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fa6e66 and #ce9700. The triadic partners are #00be9d and #ab86ff.

Is white or black text more readable on #ef7e02?

Black text reads better on #ef7e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and black gives 7.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ef7e02 a warm or cool color?

#ef7e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 70.7% and its chroma 0.173.