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What color is EC7438?

The RGB color code for color number #EC7438 is RGB(236, 116, 56). In the RGB color model, #EC7438 has a red value of 236, a green value of 116, and a blue value of 56. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 50.8% magenta, 76.3% yellow, and 7.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 20° (degrees), 82.6 % saturation, and 57.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #EC7438 has a hue of 20° (degrees), 76.3 % saturation and 92.5 % brightness/value.



Color EC7438 is cool or warm?

Color EC7438 is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #EC7438? (For interior and product design)

EC7438 has an LRV of nearly 31. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.



Dark Color

#EC7438

Light Color


Compare LRV 31 of #EC7438 with dark and light Color




Is #EC7438 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color EC7438 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.





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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


HEX #EC7438 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(236, 116, 56)
Red
236 (92.5%)
Green
116 (45.5%)
Blue
56 (22.0%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
50.85%
Yellow
76.27%
Key
7.45%

HSL

HSL(20deg, 82.6 %, 57.3 %)

Hue
20°
Saturation
82.57 %.
Lightness
57.25 %.

RYB

RYB(117, 99, 27)
Red
117 (46.0%)
Yellow
99 (38.7%)
Blue
27 (10.7%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
20°
Saturation
76.27 %.
Brightness / Value
92.55 %.

HWB

H: 20°

W: 21.96 %

B: 7.45 %

XYZ

X : 41.55

Y : 30.61

Z : 7.46

YXY

Y1 : 30.61

X : 0.52

Y2 : 0.38

CMY

C : 7.45%

M : 54.51%

Y : 78.04%


LRV

~ 30.6 %

Munsell Color System

2.5YR 6.0/12

CIE-Lab

L : 62.18

A : 42.51

B : 52.95

CIE-Lch

L : 62.18

C : 67.9

H : 51.24

CIE-Luv

L : 62.18

U : 96.92

V : 47.15

Hunter-Lab

L : 55.33

A : 37.24

B : 30.73






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #EC7438


Here are the colors similar to EC7438. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#E9692C
Deep Carrot Orange
ΔE - 2.64 (97.4% similar)
#FF7034
Burnt Orange
ΔE - 3.52 (96.5% similar)
#FF681F
Orange (Crayola)
ΔE - 3.92 (96.1% similar)
#FF7518
Pumpkin
ΔE - 5.07 (94.9% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to EC7438.




Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to EC7438.


#EA733E
PANTONE 4012 C
ΔE - 1.51 (98.5% similar)
#DC6B2F
PANTONE 7578 C
ΔE - 3.78 (96.2% similar)
#FF671F
PANTONE 165 C
ΔE - 4.01 (96.0% similar)
#FF7F41
PANTONE 164 C
ΔE - 4.17 (95.8% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to EC7438.




RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to EC7438.


#ED6B21
RAL 2008 - Bright Red Orange
ΔE - 2.76 (97.2% similar)
#F67828
RAL 2003 - Pastel Orange
ΔE - 3.74 (96.3% similar)
#E26E0E
RAL 2011 - Deep Orange
ΔE - 5.94 (94.1% similar)
#FF4D06
RAL 2005 - Luminous Orange
ΔE - 7.51 (92.5% similar)


British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to EC7438.


#FF6D1C
BS 06-E-51 - Clementine
ΔE - 3.92 (96.1% similar)
#FE6800
BS 06-D-44 - Orange
ΔE - 4.92 (95.1% similar)
#FF6600
BS 06-E-53 - Orange
ΔE - 4.95 (95.1% similar)
#DC6E00
BS 08-E-56 - Yellow
ΔE - 7.69 (92.3% similar)


Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag



#EE6524
Magento Orange
ΔE - 3.34 (96.7% similar)
#F1641E
Etsy Orange
ΔE - 3.58 (96.4% similar)




Paint color for Hex #EC7438


Here are the paint colors similar to EC7438. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Behr

Hex color EC7438 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #EC7438 to Behr


#EA7739
Tart Orange (HDC-MD-27)
ΔE - 1.08 (98.9% similar)
#EB7E4D
Sizzling Sunset (P200-6)
ΔE - 3.13 (96.9% similar)
#DB7842
Japanese Koi (P210-7)
ΔE - 3.36 (96.6% similar)
#EE8442
Construction Zone (P220-7)
ΔE - 4.49 (95.5% similar)


Valspar

Hex color EC7438 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #EC7438 to Valspar


#EC793C
Autumn Glimmer (2003-1A)
ΔE - 1.30 (98.7% similar)
#DE7231
Sandy Peppers (8001-17G)
ΔE - 3.23 (96.8% similar)
#F07346
Fiery Sky (8001-15F)
ΔE - 3.72 (96.3% similar)
#EA6313
Island Orange (2010-2)
ΔE - 4.42 (95.6% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color EC7438 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #EC7438 to Sherwin Williams


#E47237
Invigorate (SW 6886)
ΔE - 1.55 (98.4% similar)
#E16F3E
Knockout Orange (SW 6885)
ΔE - 3.11 (96.9% similar)
#D57E52
Copper Harbor (SW 6634)
ΔE - 5.50 (94.5% similar)
#D67C56
Emberglow (SW 6627)
ΔE - 5.98 (94.0% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color EC7438 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #EC7438 to Benjamin Moore


#F77946
Tangy Orange (2014-30)
ΔE - 3.31 (96.7% similar)
#F0701A
Electric Orange (2015-10)
ΔE - 3.80 (96.2% similar)
#EF6530
Rumba Orange (2014-20)
ΔE - 3.95 (96.0% similar)
#F78345
Tangerine Melt (091)
ΔE - 4.04 (96.0% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color EC7438 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #EC7438 to PPG Paints


#D86F3C
Field Poppy (PPG1195-7)
ΔE - 4.05 (96.0% similar)
#E68750
Orange Poppy (PPG1196-7)
ΔE - 5.05 (94.9% similar)
#D67953
Copper Penny (PPG17-24)
ΔE - 5.81 (94.2% similar)
#E88A5B
Indiana Clay (PPG1195-6)
ΔE - 5.87 (94.1% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color EC7438 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #EC7438 to Dunn-Edwards


#FF6E3A
Orange Burst (DEA 113)
ΔE - 4.40 (95.6% similar)
#F0622F
Exuberant Orange (DEA 112)
ΔE - 4.72 (95.3% similar)
#FF8449
Tangerine Dream (DE 5160)
ΔE - 4.96 (95.0% similar)
#DA7C55
Deep Coral (DE 5173)
ΔE - 5.42 (94.6% similar)


Farrow & Ball

Hex color EC7438 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #EC7438 to Farrow & Ball


#CF5E3E
Charlotte's Locks (268)
ΔE - 9.94 (90.1% similar)
#BF7B69
Red Earth (64)
ΔE - 12.93 (87.1% similar)







Color Combinations


#EC7438 color palettes and scheme combination


Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.




Complementary / Opposite Color



EC7438
Deep Carrot Orange*

38B0EC
Picton Blue*


Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.


What is the contrasting color of #EC7438?

Color that best contrast with #EC7438 is #38B0EC, color name is Picton Blue*
Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.


What color compliments #EC7438?

Complementary or Opposite color for #EC7438 is #38B0EC, color name is Picton Blue*.





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