What color is #EC842F?

#EC842F is a vivid orange known as Bourbon Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bourbon Peach?

The RGB value is 236, 132, 47: 236 red, 132 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bourbon Peach?

The complementary color is #2F97EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EC842F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bourbon Peach color: hex code #EC842F

#EC842F rgb(236, 132, 47)

Shades of orange

Bourbon Peach has the hex code #EC842F. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 51.8% green and 18.4% blue (236, 132, 47).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 83% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 80% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

Bourbon Peach (#EC842F) color codes

HEX	`#EC842F`
RGB	`rgb(236, 132, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 51.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 83%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 80%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 80%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, 34.07, 59.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 68.94, 60.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.36, 34.546, 7.073)`
Decimal	`15500335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bourbon Peach, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EC842F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EC842F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EC842F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ec842f; }
.text { color: #ec842f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec842f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 132 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ec842f, #ece32f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tangerine.

See #EC842F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EC842F?: #EC842F is a vivid orange known as Bourbon Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bourbon Peach?: The RGB value is 236, 132, 47: 236 red, 132 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bourbon Peach?: The complementary color is #2F97EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EC842F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.