Close to Sandy Brown
#EC9657
#EC9657 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 58.8% green, and 34.1% blue. Its hue is 25°, with 80% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EC9657.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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9.07:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.32:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.07:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EC9657 as they’d see it.
#EC9657 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EC9657
What color is #EC9657?
#EC9657 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Sandy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 92.5% red, 58.8% green, and 34.1% blue. Its hue is 25°, with 80% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EC9657 in RGB?
#EC9657 is rgb(236, 150, 87): 236 red, 150 green, and 87 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EC9657 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 36, 63, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EC9657?
PANTONE 715 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EC9657?
Its complement #47B3FA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.