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#ECA72F

#eca72f ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eca72f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 65.49% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.24% magenta, 80.08% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 38.1°, with 83.26% saturation and 55.49% 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 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.41.

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Relative luminance0.4568

Complementary

  1. #eca72f
  2. #2f74ec

Split complementary

  1. #eca72f
  2. #2fd2ec
  3. #492fec

Analogous

  1. #ec492f
  2. #eca72f
  3. #d2ec2f

Triadic

  1. #eca72f
  2. #2feca7
  3. #a72fec

Tetradic

  1. #eca72f
  2. #74ec2f
  3. #2f74ec
  4. #a72fec

Square

  1. #eca72f
  2. #2fec49
  3. #2f74ec
  4. #ec2fd2

Monochromatic

  1. #77500b
  2. #bd7e11
  3. #eca72f
  4. #f2c575
  5. #f9e2bb

Shades

#eca72f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eca72f
  2. #d4962a
  3. #bd8626
  4. #a57521
  5. #8e641c
  6. #765418
  7. #5e4313
  8. #47320e
  9. #2f2109
  10. #181105
  11. #000000

Tints

#eca72f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eca72f
  2. #eeb044
  3. #f0b959
  4. #f2c16d
  5. #f4ca82
  6. #f6d397
  7. #f7dcac
  8. #f9e5c1
  9. #fbedd5
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eca72f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eca72f
  2. #e1a337
  3. #d69f3f
  4. #cc9b47
  5. #c1974f
  6. #b69458
  7. #ab9060
  8. #a08c68
  9. #968870
  10. #8b8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdaf92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3a922 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcb332 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f99c75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eca72f {
  color: #eca72f;
}
Background
.bg-eca72f {
  background-color: #eca72f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eca72f {
  border: 2px solid #eca72f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eca72f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 167 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eca72f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eca72f, #d2ec2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eca72f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 167 47 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.41 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.26 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.33 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.44 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.50 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.94 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.95 #1358d0 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eca72f  rgb(236, 167, 47)  hsl(38, 83%, 55%)  Marigold
#2f74ec  rgb(47, 116, 236)  hsl(218, 83%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#2feca7  rgb(47, 236, 167)  hsl(158, 83%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#a72fec  rgb(167, 47, 236)  hsl(278, 83%, 55%)  Vivid Violet