Information about #EC976A color

#EC976A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EC976A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(236, 151, 106) — 92.5% red, 59.2% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 51 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EC976A is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sawtooth Oak (#EC956C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Persimmon (#EF9967) and Middle Red (#E58E73).

In RGB terms — rgb(236, 151, 106) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EC976A: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EC976A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EC976A color variations

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#EC976A 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 #EC976A

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

Sawtooth Oak color link
Sawtooth Oak

#EC956C

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Meat color link
Meat

#F9906F

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Apricot Tan color link
Apricot Tan

#DD9760

Sandy Brown color link
Sandy Brown

#F4A460

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

Di Serria color link
Di Serria

#DB995E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC976A
  • RGB236, 151, 106
  • CMYK0, 33, 51, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 151, 106)
  • HSL21°, 77%, 67%
  • HSL Precise20.769°, 77.381%, 67.059%
  • HSV21°, 55%, 93%
  • HSB21°, 55%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.592, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.592, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.592, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEC976A
  • DECIMAL ID15505258
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01