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#EC864B Color

#EC864B is rgb(236, 134, 75) in RGB, hsl(22, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 68%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC864B
HEX#EC864B
RGBrgb(236, 134, 75)
HSLhsl(22, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(22, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 68%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.145 49)
LABlab(66.66% 36.55 48.73)
LCHlch(66.66% 60.92 53.13)

What #EC864B 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 #EC864B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Big Foot Feet#E88E5AΔE 8.06Mandarin#F37A48ΔE 8.52Atomic Tangerine#FF9966ΔE 8.55Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 8.99Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 10.86Coral#FF7F50ΔE 10.91

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

#EC864B Channel Values

How #EC864B 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 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 43% · Y 68% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC864B 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC864B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC864B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC864B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC864B
Complementary
#4BB1EC
Analogous
#EC4B60
Analogous
#ECD74B
Triadic
#4BEC86
Triadic
#864BEC
Split comp.
#4BECD7
Split comp.
#4B60EC

Tints & Shades of #EC864B

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

#EF9662
#F1A87E
#F4B895
#F6C7AC
#F9D7C3
#FCE9DF

Shades

#E86D26
#D05A16
#AB4A12
#81380E
#5C280A
#371806

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC864B.

How #EC864B 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#EC864B
Protanopia#9E9E4A
Protanomaly#C2954A
Deuteranopia#B1B141
Deuteranomaly#CBA145
Tritanopia#EF8080
Tritanomaly#EE836F
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC864B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec864b: #EC864B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC864B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec864b': '#EC864B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.525, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_ec864b">#EC864B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC864B"

More Orange Colors

#EC864B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC864B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC864B?

#EC864B is a light orange — rgb(236, 134, 75) in RGB and hsl(22, 81%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Big Foot Feet (#E88E5A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #EC864B?

#EC864B is rgb(236, 134, 75) — red 236, green 134, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC864B?

#EC864B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 68%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC864B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC864B scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC864B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC864B 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 10.91, which is visibly different.

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