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#EC994B Color

#EC994B is rgb(236, 153, 75) in RGB, hsl(29, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tiger's Eye (#E08D3C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC994B
HEX#EC994B
RGBrgb(236, 153, 75)
HSLhsl(29, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(29, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.136 61.3)
LABlab(70.82% 27.07 53.13)
LCHlch(70.82% 59.63 63.00)

What #EC994B 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 #EC994B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 4.74Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 6.95Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 6.97Royal Orange#F99245ΔE 9.19Bronze#CD7F32ΔE 10.06Peru#CD853FΔE 10.27

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

#EC994B Channel Values

How #EC994B 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 153 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 68% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC994B 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC994B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC994B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC994B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC994B
Complementary
#4B9EEC
Analogous
#EC4B4E
Analogous
#ECE94B
Triadic
#4BEC99
Triadic
#994BEC
Split comp.
#4BECE9
Split comp.
#4B4EEC

Tints & Shades of #EC994B

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

#EFA662
#F1B67E
#F4C395
#F6D0AC
#F9DDC3
#FCEDDF

Shades

#E88426
#D07016
#AB5C12
#81450E
#5C320A
#371E06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC994B.

How #EC994B 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#EC994B
Protanopia#ABAB4A
Protanomaly#C8A44A
Deuteranopia#BABA43
Deuteranomaly#D0AE46
Tritanopia#F09292
Tritanomaly#EE957C
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC994B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec994b: #EC994B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC994B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec994b': '#EC994B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.600, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_ec994b">#EC994B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC994B"

More Orange Colors

#EC994B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC994B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC994B?

#EC994B is a light orange — rgb(236, 153, 75) in RGB and hsl(29, 81%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tiger's Eye (#E08D3C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.74.

What is the RGB value of #EC994B?

#EC994B is rgb(236, 153, 75) — red 236, green 153, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC994B?

#EC994B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 68%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC994B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC994B scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC994B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC994B 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 sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 6.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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