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#EC7846 Color

#EC7846 is rgb(236, 120, 70) in RGB, hsl(18, 81%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 70%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mandarin (#F37A48), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC7846
HEX#EC7846
RGBrgb(236, 120, 70)
HSLhsl(18, 81%, 60%)
HSVhsv(18, 70%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 70%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.157 42.8)
LABlab(63.75% 43.16 48.12)
LCHlch(63.75% 64.64 48.11)

What #EC7846 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EC7846, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#EC7846 Channel Values

How #EC7846 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 120 · B 708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 81% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 70% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 70% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.86:1 vs white · 7.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC7846 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC7846

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC7846; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EC7846

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #EC7846 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EC7846
Protanopia#959544
Protanomaly#BE8A45
Deuteranopia#AAAA3B
Deuteranomaly#C8993F
Tritanopia#EE7373
Tritanomaly#ED7564
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC7846 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ec7846: #EC7846;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC7846;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec7846': '#EC7846' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.471, blue: 0.275)
Android XML<color name="color_ec7846">#EC7846</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC7846"

More Orange Colors

#EC7846 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC7846 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC7846?

#EC7846 is a light orange — rgb(236, 120, 70) in RGB and hsl(18, 81%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mandarin (#F37A48), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.45.

What is the RGB value of #EC7846?

#EC7846 is rgb(236, 120, 70) — red 236, green 120, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC7846?

#EC7846 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 70%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC7846 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC7846 scores 2.86:1 against white and 7.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC7846 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC7846 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 5.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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