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#ECA82E

#eca82e ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eca82e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 65.88% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.81% magenta, 80.51% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 38.53°, with 83.33% saturation and 55.29% 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 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.4604

Complementary

  1. #eca82e
  2. #2e72ec

Split complementary

  1. #eca82e
  2. #2ed1ec
  3. #492eec

Analogous

  1. #ec492e
  2. #eca82e
  3. #d1ec2e

Triadic

  1. #eca82e
  2. #2eeca8
  3. #a82eec

Tetradic

  1. #eca82e
  2. #72ec2e
  3. #2e72ec
  4. #a82eec

Square

  1. #eca82e
  2. #2eec49
  3. #2e72ec
  4. #ec2ed1

Monochromatic

  1. #76500b
  2. #bc7f11
  3. #eca82e
  4. #f2c574
  5. #f9e2ba

Shades

#eca82e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eca82e
  2. #d49729
  3. #bd8625
  4. #a57620
  5. #8e651c
  6. #765417
  7. #5e4312
  8. #47320e
  9. #2f2209
  10. #181105
  11. #000000

Tints

#eca82e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eca82e
  2. #eeb143
  3. #f0b958
  4. #f2c26d
  5. #f4cb82
  6. #f6d497
  7. #f7dcab
  8. #f9e5c0
  9. #fbeed5
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eca82e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eca82e
  2. #e1a436
  3. #d6a03e
  4. #cc9c47
  5. #c1984f
  6. #b69457
  7. #ab905f
  8. #a08c67
  9. #968870
  10. #8b8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdb092 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ab13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4aa21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcb431 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f99d76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eca82e {
  color: #eca82e;
}
Background
.bg-eca82e {
  background-color: #eca82e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eca82e {
  border: 2px solid #eca82e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eca82e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 168 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eca82e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eca82e, #d1ec2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eca82e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 168 46 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.68 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.50 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.64 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.64 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.74 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.17 #1357d1 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eca82e  rgb(236, 168, 46)  hsl(39, 83%, 55%)  Marigold
#2e72ec  rgb(46, 114, 236)  hsl(219, 83%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#2eeca8  rgb(46, 236, 168)  hsl(159, 83%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#a82eec  rgb(168, 46, 236)  hsl(279, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple