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#EC7F3C Color

#EC7F3C is rgb(236, 127, 60) in RGB, hsl(23, 82%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 75%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mango Tango (#FF8243), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC7F3C
HEX#EC7F3C
RGBrgb(236, 127, 60)
HSLhsl(23, 82%, 58%)
HSVhsv(23, 75%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 75%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.156 49.3)
LABlab(65.08% 39.47 54.26)
LCHlch(65.08% 67.10 53.96)

What #EC7F3C 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 #EC7F3C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 7.05Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 7.38Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 7.58Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 8.96Chocolate#D2691EΔE 9.08Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 9.97

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

#EC7F3C Channel Values

How #EC7F3C 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 127 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 82% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 75% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 75% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.74:1 vs white · 7.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC7F3C 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 text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC7F3C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC7F3C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC7F3C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC7F3C
Complementary
#3CA8EC
Analogous
#EC3C51
Analogous
#ECD73C
Triadic
#3CEC7F
Triadic
#7F3CEC
Split comp.
#3CECD7
Split comp.
#3C51EC

Tints & Shades of #EC7F3C

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

#EE9258
#F1A16F
#F4B38B
#F6C5A7
#F9D8C3
#FBE7DA

Shades

#E86717
#C85914
#A24810
#7D380C
#582709
#381906

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC7F3C.

How #EC7F3C 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#EC7F3C
Protanopia#99993A
Protanomaly#C08F3B
Deuteranopia#ADAD2E
Deuteranomaly#C99D34
Tritanopia#EF7979
Tritanomaly#EE7B66
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC7F3C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec7f3c: #EC7F3C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC7F3C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec7f3c': '#EC7F3C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.498, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_ec7f3c">#EC7F3C</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC7F3C"

More Orange Colors

#EC7F3C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#EC7F3C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC7F3C?

#EC7F3C is a mid-tone orange — rgb(236, 127, 60) in RGB and hsl(23, 82%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mango Tango (#FF8243), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #EC7F3C?

#EC7F3C is rgb(236, 127, 60) — red 236, green 127, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC7F3C?

#EC7F3C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 75%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC7F3C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC7F3C scores 2.74:1 against white and 7.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC7F3C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC7F3C 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 9.08, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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