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#EC834F Gravlax

#EC834F is a light, moderately saturated orange named Gravlax. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 51.4% green and 31.0% blue (rgb(236, 131, 79)). Its HSL value is 20° hue, 81% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 67% yellow and 7% black. #EC834F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.93:1.

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Variations of #EC834F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EC834F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EC834F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EC834F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B9A84E
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0914A
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9904A
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9A84E
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C99C4D
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF6E77
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F57B64
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9F9F9F
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B69990

#EC834F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.65:1 Very poor#EC834F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.93:1 Very good#EC834F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EC834F in CSS

/* Gravlax */
.color { color: #EC834F; }
.background { background-color: #EC834F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EC834F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 131 79);
color: hsl(20 81% 62%);
color: oklch(0.716 0.145 45.8);

#EC834F FAQ

What color is #EC834F?

#EC834F is a light, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Gravlax. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EC834F?

#EC834F is rgb(236, 131, 79) in RGB, hsl(20, 81%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 44%, 67%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EC834F?

The complementary color of #EC834F is #4FB8EC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EC834F?

Black text has the best contrast on #EC834F: 7.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EC834F a warm or cool color?

#EC834F is a warm color.