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#ECA71D

#eca71d ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eca71d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 65.49% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.24% magenta, 87.71% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 84.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4556

Complementary

  1. #eca71d
  2. #1d62ec

Split complementary

  1. #eca71d
  2. #1dc9ec
  3. #3f1dec

Analogous

  1. #ec3f1d
  2. #eca71d
  3. #c9ec1d

Triadic

  1. #eca71d
  2. #1deca7
  3. #a71dec

Tetradic

  1. #eca71d
  2. #62ec1d
  3. #1d62ec
  4. #a71dec

Square

  1. #eca71d
  2. #1dec3f
  3. #1d62ec
  4. #ec1dc9

Monochromatic

  1. #674809
  2. #ae790f
  3. #eca71d
  4. #f2c264
  5. #f8deaa

Shades

#eca71d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eca71d
  2. #d4961a
  3. #bd8617
  4. #a57514
  5. #8e6411
  6. #76540f
  7. #5e430c
  8. #473209
  9. #2f2106
  10. #181103
  11. #000000

Tints

#eca71d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eca71d
  2. #eeb034
  3. #f0b94a
  4. #f2c161
  5. #f4ca77
  6. #f6d38e
  7. #f7dca5
  8. #f9e5bb
  9. #fbedd2
  10. #fdf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eca71d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eca71d
  2. #e1a327
  3. #d69f31
  4. #cc9b3b
  5. #c19745
  6. #b6944f
  7. #ab9058
  8. #a08c62
  9. #96886c
  10. #8b8476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdaf90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff948f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3a900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcb322 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f99c72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eca71d {
  color: #eca71d;
}
Background
.bg-eca71d {
  background-color: #eca71d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eca71d {
  border: 2px solid #eca71d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eca71d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 167 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eca71d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eca71d, #c9ec1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eca71d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 167 29 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.82 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.35 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.26 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.66 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.24 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.56 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.20 #1358e2 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eca71d  rgb(236, 167, 29)  hsl(40, 84%, 52%)  Marigold
#1d62ec  rgb(29, 98, 236)  hsl(220, 84%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#1deca7  rgb(29, 236, 167)  hsl(160, 84%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#a71dec  rgb(167, 29, 236)  hsl(280, 84%, 52%)  Vivid Violet