Information about #EC8D45 color

#EC8D45 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EC8D45 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(236, 141, 69) — 92.5% red, 55.3% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 65 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #EC8D45 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lemon Ochre (#E78F4A). Slightly further away sit Sea Buckthorn (#EF9548) and Jaffa (#EF863F).

The recipe behind #EC8D45 is rgb(236, 141, 69), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EC8D45: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EC8D45 color variations

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#EC8D45 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EC8D45

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lemon Ochre color link
Lemon Ochre

#E78F4A

Jaffa color link
Jaffa

#EF863F

Faded Orange color link
Faded Orange

#F0944D

California color link
California

#E98C3A

Carpe Diem color link
Carpe Diem

#E4943D

Sun color link
Sun

#EF8E38

Royal Orange color link
Royal Orange

#F99245

Dusty Orange color link
Dusty Orange

#F0833A

Fire Bush color link
Fire Bush

#E09842

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC8D45
  • RGB236, 141, 69
  • CMYK0, 37, 65, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 141, 69)
  • HSL26°, 81%, 60%
  • HSL Precise25.868°, 81.463%, 59.804%
  • HSV26°, 71%, 93%
  • HSB26°, 71%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.553, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.553, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.553, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEC8D45
  • DECIMAL ID15502661
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01