#ec7c4a Color Information

#ec7c4a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ec7c4a. In RGB, it consists of 92.5% Red, 48.6% Green, and 29.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 47.5% Magenta, 68.6% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 18.5°, with saturation of 81% and lightness of 60.8%. The decimal value for #ec7c4a is 15498314, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff6633. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ec7c4a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ec7c4a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color236, 124, 74 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color92.5%, 48.6%, 29.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.075, 0.514, 0.710 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.475, 0.686, 0.075 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color18.5°, 81.0%, 60.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color18.5°, 68.6%, 92.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color43.036, 32.743, 10.530 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color236, 146, 74 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15498314 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color63.952, 39.323, 46.045 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)63.952, 60.551, 49.502 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color63.952, 88.480, 43.665 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color57.221, 34.112, 29.144 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.499, 0.379, 32.743 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293688394 / 0xffec7c4a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff6633 Copy
Last Updated: December 14, 2024

Shades of #ec7c4a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ec7c4a, its pure hue is 18.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.0%, and its lightness is 60.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ec7c4a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e1009 to #cf6d41.

Tints of #ec7c4a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ec7c4a, its pure hue is 18.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.0%, and its lightness is 60.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ec7c4a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ee8c61 to #fdefe8.

Tones of #ec7c4a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ec7c4a, its pure hue is 18.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ec7c4a, which range from #9b9b9b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff7537 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ec7c4a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ec7c4a! For #ec7c4a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ec7c4a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ec7c4a

This color, #ec7c4a, consists of 92.5% Red, 48.6% Green, and 29.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 236, Green = 124, Blue = 74. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ec7c4a is 0% Cyan, 47.5% Magenta, 68.6% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R92.5%
C0.0%
G48.6%
M47.5%
B29.0%
Y68.6%
K7.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 236 124 74
Octal 354 174 112
Hexa #ec #7c #4a
Binary 11101100 01111100 01001010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 47 68 7
Octal 0 57 104 7
Hexa #00 #2f #44 #07
Binary 00000000 00101111 01000100 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ec7c4a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ec7c4a — which has hue 18.5° — its analogous colors are located at 18.5° and 348.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec7c4a.

Triadic Colors of #ec7c4a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ec7c4a — which has hue 18.5° — its triadic colors are located at 18.5° and 258.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec7c4a.

Complementary Color of #ec7c4a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ec7c4a — which has hue 18.5° — its complementary color is located at 198.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec7c4a.

Split Complementary Colors of #ec7c4a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ec7c4a — which has hue 18.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 18.5° and 228.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec7c4a.

Tetradic Colors of #ec7c4a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ec7c4a — which has hue 18.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 288.5°, 18.5°, 108.5°, and 198.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ec7c4a.

Monochromatic Colors of #ec7c4a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ec7c4a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #b44c1e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fabca0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ec7c4a

We want to make getting started with #ec7c4a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ec7c4a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ec7c4a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ec7c4a with other HTML elements.

#ec7c4a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ec7c4a.
<span style="color: #ec7c4a;">The color of this text is #ec7c4a.</span>

#ec7c4a Background Color

The background color for this text is #ec7c4a.
<div style="background-color: #ec7c4a; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ec7c4a.</div>

#ec7c4a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ec7c4a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ec7c4a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ec7c4a.</span>

#ec7c4a Border Color

This is a div with border color #ec7c4a.
<div style="border: #ec7c4a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ec7c4a.</div>

#ec7c4a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ec7c4a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ec7c4a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ec7c4a on a white background.</div></div>

#ec7c4a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ec7c4a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ec7c4a; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ec7c4a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ec7c4a to White

This is a gradient from #ec7c4a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ec7c4a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ec7c4a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ec7c4a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ec7c4a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ec7c4a to white.</div>

Gradient from #ec7c4a to Black

This is a gradient from #ec7c4a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ec7c4a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ec7c4a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ec7c4a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ec7c4a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ec7c4a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ec7c4a

In addition to using #ec7c4a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ec7c4a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ec7c4a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 236, Green = 124, Blue = 74). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ec7c4a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ec7c4a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(236, 124, 74)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ec7c4a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ec7c4a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ec7c4a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(236, 124, 74);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ec7c4a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:236, green:124, blue:74, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:236 green:124 blue:74 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(236f, 124f, 74f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(236, 124, 74);
 

#ec7c4a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ec7c4a the same way. For those with color blindness, #ec7c4a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ec7c4a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ec7c4a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ec7c4a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ec7c4a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ec7c4a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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