Persimmon (#EC5800)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.52:1 — vs black: 5.96:1

Color values

HEX #EC5800
RGB rgb(236, 88, 0)
HSL hsl(22, 100%, 92%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 62.71, 100, 7.45 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #EC5800 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Persimmon
#EC5800 Base

#0094EC

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Persimmon
#EC5800 Base

#EC001E

#ECCE00

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Persimmon
#EC5800 Base

#00EC58

#5800EC

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Persimmon
#EC5800 Base

#00ECCE

#001EEC

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Persimmon
#EC5800 Base

#1EEC00

#0094EC

#CE00EC

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Persimmon
#EC5800 Base

#531F00

#9F3B00

#C34900

#FF6D16

#FF8339

#FFB386

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Persimmon, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A0A00

— #441900

— #6E2900

— #983900

— #C24800

Persimmon #EC5800 Base

— #FF721F

— #FF9150

— #FFB182

— #FFD0B4

— #FFEFE6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #EC5800. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #EC5800;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #EC5800;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #EC5800;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #EC5800,
        #D9F1FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #EC5800,
        #D9F1FF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$persimmon: #EC5800;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$persimmon-r: 236;
$persimmon-g: 88;
$persimmon-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $persimmon;
    color: rgba($persimmon-r, $persimmon-g, $persimmon-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Persimmon appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #EC5800 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #989800 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #75750B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #EE5252 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #888888 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Persimmon ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Persimmon #EC5800 Base

Spanish Orange #E86100 ΔE 2.62

Vivid Vermilion #E56024 ΔE 2.76

Vivid Red-tangelo #DF6124 ΔE 3.08

Willpower Orange #FD5800 ΔE 3.15

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.