Information about #EC8D46 color

#EC8D46 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EC8D46 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(236, 141, 70) — 92.5% red, 55.3% green, 27.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 37 / 65 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored warm orange, #EC8D46 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lemon Ochre (#E78F4A). Slightly further away sit Sea Buckthorn (#EF9548) and Jaffa (#EF863F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(236, 141, 70)), which gives #EC8D46 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EC8D46 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EC8D46 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EC8D46 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EC8D46 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EC8D46 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EC8D46 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#EC8D46 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #EC8D46

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

Sea Buckthorn color link
Sea Buckthorn

#EF9548

Jaffa color link
Jaffa

#EF863F

Faded Orange color link
Faded Orange

#F0944D

California color link
California

#E98C3A

Brilliant Tangelo color link
Brilliant Tangelo

#E78951

Carpe Diem color link
Carpe Diem

#E4943D

Royal Orange color link
Royal Orange

#F99245

Sun color link
Sun

#EF8E38

Lolly Scramble color link
Lolly Scramble

#E99B41

Dusty Orange color link
Dusty Orange

#F0833A

Jasper Orange color link
Jasper Orange

#DE8F4E

#EC8D46 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC8D46
  • RGB236, 141, 70
  • CMYK0, 37, 65, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 141, 70)
  • HSL26°, 81%, 60%
  • HSL Precise25.663°, 81.373%, 60%
  • HSV26°, 70%, 93%
  • HSB26°, 70%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.553, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.553, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.553, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEC8D46
  • DECIMAL ID15502662
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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