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#ECA117

#eca117 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eca117 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 63.14% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.78% magenta, 90.25% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 38.87°, with 84.86% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 0.71.

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Relative luminance0.4338

Complementary

  1. #eca117
  2. #1762ec

Split complementary

  1. #eca117
  2. #17cdec
  3. #3617ec

Analogous

  1. #ec3617
  2. #eca117
  3. #cdec17

Triadic

  1. #eca117
  2. #17eca1
  3. #a117ec

Tetradic

  1. #eca117
  2. #62ec17
  3. #1762ec
  4. #a117ec

Square

  1. #eca117
  2. #17ec36
  3. #1762ec
  4. #ec17cd

Monochromatic

  1. #624208
  2. #a9720e
  3. #eca117
  4. #f2be5e
  5. #f8daa4

Shades

#eca117 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eca117
  2. #d49115
  3. #bd8112
  4. #a57110
  5. #8e610e
  6. #76510c
  7. #5e4009
  8. #473007
  9. #2f2005
  10. #181002
  11. #000000

Tints

#eca117 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eca117
  2. #eeaa2e
  3. #f0b445
  4. #f2bd5d
  5. #f4c774
  6. #f6d08b
  7. #f7d9a2
  8. #f9e3b9
  9. #fbecd1
  10. #fdf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eca117 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eca117
  2. #e19e22
  3. #d69a2c
  4. #cc9737
  5. #c19441
  6. #b6914c
  7. #ab8d56
  8. #a08a61
  9. #96876b
  10. #8b8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbaa8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb71f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #daaf1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9966e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eca117 {
  color: #eca117;
}
Background
.bg-eca117 {
  background-color: #eca117;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eca117 {
  border: 2px solid #eca117;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eca117;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 161 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eca117 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eca117, #cdec17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eca117 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 161 23 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 0.71 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.83 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.64 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.61 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.14 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.44 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.65 #135ee8 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eca117  rgb(236, 161, 23)  hsl(39, 85%, 51%)  Marigold
#1762ec  rgb(23, 98, 236)  hsl(219, 85%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#17eca1  rgb(23, 236, 161)  hsl(159, 85%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#a117ec  rgb(161, 23, 236)  hsl(279, 85%, 51%)  Vivid Violet