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#ECA40F

#eca40f ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eca40f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 64.31% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.51% magenta, 93.64% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 40.45°, with 88.05% saturation and 49.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.4.

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Relative luminance0.4442

Complementary

  1. #eca40f
  2. #0f57ec

Split complementary

  1. #eca40f
  2. #0fc6ec
  3. #350fec

Analogous

  1. #ec350f
  2. #eca40f
  3. #c6ec0f

Triadic

  1. #eca40f
  2. #0feca4
  3. #a40fec

Tetradic

  1. #eca40f
  2. #57ec0f
  3. #0f57ec
  4. #a40fec

Square

  1. #eca40f
  2. #0fec35
  3. #0f57ec
  4. #ec0fc6

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4006
  2. #a4720a
  3. #eca40f
  4. #f4c053
  5. #f9da9b

Shades

#eca40f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eca40f
  2. #d4940e
  3. #bd830c
  4. #a5730b
  5. #8e6209
  6. #765208
  7. #5e4206
  8. #473105
  9. #2f2103
  10. #181002
  11. #000000

Tints

#eca40f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eca40f
  2. #eead27
  3. #f0b63f
  4. #f2bf57
  5. #f4c86f
  6. #f6d287
  7. #f7db9f
  8. #f9e4b7
  9. #fbedcf
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eca40f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eca40f
  2. #e1a01a
  3. #d69d26
  4. #cc9931
  5. #c1963c
  6. #b69248
  7. #ab8e53
  8. #a08b5e
  9. #968769
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccac8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb91b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff908c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2a600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbb117 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9996f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eca40f {
  color: #eca40f;
}
Background
.bg-eca40f {
  background-color: #eca40f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eca40f {
  border: 2px solid #eca40f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eca40f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 164 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 88% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eca40f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eca40f, #c6ec0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eca40f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 164 15 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.40 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.66 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.21 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.72 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.60 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.62 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.69 #135bf0 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eca40f  rgb(236, 164, 15)  hsl(40, 88%, 49%)  Marigold
#0f57ec  rgb(15, 87, 236)  hsl(220, 88%, 49%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0feca4  rgb(15, 236, 164)  hsl(160, 88%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a40fec  rgb(164, 15, 236)  hsl(280, 88%, 49%)  Vivid Violet