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Hex #ec996b
#ec996b is a great light orange shade for your next project. Scroll down for #ec996b color information, color shades and color usage information.
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#ec996b Conversion table
Category |
orange (light orange) |
|---|---|
HEX |
#ec996b copy to clipboard |
RGB |
R 236 G 153 B 107 copy to clipboard |
HSL |
H 21.4 S 0.77 L 0.67 |
CMYK |
C 0% M 33% Y 51% K 7% |
| Usage of orange | The color #ec996b is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ... |
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#ec996b Conversion and Usage
Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.
#ec996b to RGB conversion
| Red | 236 |
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| Green | 153 |
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| Blue | 107 |
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CSS code:
color: rgb(236,
153,
107); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(236,
153,
107); // for css background-color
#ec996b to CMYK conversion
| Cyan | Magenta | Yellow | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 % | 32.55 % | 50.59 % | 7.45 % |
#ec996b to HSL conversion
| Hue | Saturation | Lightness |
|---|---|---|
| 21.395 | 0.77 | 0.67 |
CSS code:
color: hsl(21.4,
77%,
67%);
HSL is supported in all major browsers!
Usage of #ec996b
Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.
| Usage for Text: | not recommended (low contrast) |
| Usage for headings: | not recommended (low contrast) |
| Usage as fill color: | recommended |
| Usage for buttons: | watch out for enough contrast |
As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #ec996b
Tints and Shades of #ec996b
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5% lighter |
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10% lighter |
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10% darker |
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15% lighter |
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15% darker |
Color Examples: This is a orange Heading in #ec996b
This shows how text with the hex-color #ec996b would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!
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