Information about Sawtooth Oak color

#EC956C - Sawtooth Oak color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EC956C, known as "Sawtooth Oak", falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(236, 149, 108) — 92.5% red, 58.4% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 34 / 50 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EC956C reads as a energetic, saturated orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pastel Persimmon (#EF9967). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Middle Red (#E58E73) and Meat (#F9906F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(236, 149, 108)), which gives #EC956C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EC956C: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. The name "Sawtooth Oak" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Sawtooth Oak color variations

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

Sawtooth Oak color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

Sawtooth Oak color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

Sawtooth Oak color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

Sawtooth Oak 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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Sawtooth Oak 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 Sawtooth Oak

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Pastel Persimmon color link
Pastel Persimmon

#EF9967

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Meat color link
Meat

#F9906F

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Apricot Tan color link
Apricot Tan

#DD9760

Big Foot Feet color link
Big Foot Feet

#E88E5A

Atomic Tangerine color link
Atomic Tangerine

#FF9966

Brewed Mustard Brown color link
Brewed Mustard Brown

#E68364

Sandy Brown color link
Sandy Brown

#F4A460

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

Di Serria color link
Di Serria

#DB995E

Sawtooth Oak color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EC956C
  • RGB236, 149, 108
  • CMYK0, 34, 50, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 149, 108)
  • HSL19°, 77%, 67%
  • HSL Precise19.219°, 77.108%, 67.451%
  • HSV19°, 54%, 93%
  • HSB19°, 54%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.584, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.584, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.584, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEC956C
  • DECIMAL ID15504748
  • Name Length12
  • This page visited314 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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