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#EC8627 Color

#EC8627 is rgb(236, 134, 39) in RGB, hsl(29, 84%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 83%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC8627
HEX#EC8627
RGBrgb(236, 134, 39)
HSLhsl(29, 84%, 54%)
HSVhsv(29, 83%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 83%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.159 57.4)
LABlab(66.43% 35.54 63.92)
LCHlch(66.43% 73.13 60.93)

What #EC8627 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 #EC8627, 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.

#EC8627 Channel Values

How #EC8627 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 134 · B 398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 84% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 83% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 83% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.62:1 vs white · 8.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC8627 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 text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EC8627

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC8627; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EC8627

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC8627.

How #EC8627 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#EC8627
Protanopia#9E9E24
Protanomaly#C29525
Deuteranopia#B1B10C
Deuteranomaly#CBA11A
Tritanopia#EF7F7F
Tritanomaly#EE8267
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC8627 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec8627: #EC8627;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC8627;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec8627': '#EC8627' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.525, blue: 0.153)
Android XML<color name="color_ec8627">#EC8627</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC8627"

More Orange Colors

#EC8627 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC8627 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC8627?

#EC8627 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(236, 134, 39) in RGB and hsl(29, 84%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.82.

What is the RGB value of #EC8627?

#EC8627 is rgb(236, 134, 39) — red 236, green 134, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC8627?

#EC8627 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 83%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC8627 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC8627 scores 2.62:1 against white and 8.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC8627 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC8627 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 12.25, which is visibly different.

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