Information about #EF7C42 color

#EF7C42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EF7C42 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(239, 124, 66) — 93.7% red, 48.6% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 45 / 68 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #EF7C42 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mandarin (#F37A48). Slightly further away sit Jaffa (#EF863F) and Dusty Orange (#F0833A).

The recipe behind #EF7C42 is rgb(239, 124, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EF7C42: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EF7C42 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EF7C42 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EF7C42

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mandarin color link
Mandarin

#F37A48

Jaffa color link
Jaffa

#EF863F

Dusty Orange color link
Dusty Orange

#F0833A

West Side color link
West Side

#E5823A

Tree Poppy color link
Tree Poppy

#E2813B

Orangish color link
Orangish

#FC824A

Mango Orange color link
Mango Orange

#FF8040

Flashback color link
Flashback

#DF803E

Mango Tango color link
Mango Tango

#FF8243

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EF7C42
  • RGB239, 124, 66
  • CMYK0, 45, 68, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 124, 66)
  • HSL20°, 84%, 60%
  • HSL Precise20.116°, 84.39%, 59.804%
  • HSV20°, 72%, 94%
  • HSB20°, 72%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.486, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.486, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.486, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEF7C42
  • DECIMAL ID15694914
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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