Information about #EC9913 color

#EC9913 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EC9913 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(236, 153, 19) — 92.5% red, 60% green, 7.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 85 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #EC9913 reads as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Gamboge (#E49B0F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rich Orange (#F38D11) and Bitcoin (#F7931A).

The recipe behind #EC9913 is rgb(236, 153, 19), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. No one has named #EC9913 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EC9913 color variations

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

#EC9913 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 #EC9913

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

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Rich Orange color link
Rich Orange

#F38D11

Bitcoin color link
Bitcoin

#F7931A

Kumquat color link
Kumquat

#FB9912

Marigold color link
Marigold

#EAA221

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

Morgana color link
Morgana

#FF9012

Saffron Gold color link
Saffron Gold

#F08F00

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC9913
  • RGB236, 153, 19
  • CMYK0, 33, 85, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 153, 19)
  • HSL37°, 85%, 50%
  • HSL Precise37.051°, 85.098%, 50%
  • HSV37°, 92%, 93%
  • HSB37°, 92%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.600, 0.075)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.600, 0.075, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.600, 0.075)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEC9913
  • DECIMAL ID15505683
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01