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#ECAA0C

#ecaa0c ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecaa0c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 66.67% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.97% magenta, 94.92% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 42.32°, with 90.32% saturation and 48.63% 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 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.4661

Complementary

  1. #ecaa0c
  2. #0c4eec

Split complementary

  1. #ecaa0c
  2. #0cbeec
  3. #3a0cec

Analogous

  1. #ec3a0c
  2. #ecaa0c
  3. #beec0c

Triadic

  1. #ecaa0c
  2. #0cecaa
  3. #aa0cec

Tetradic

  1. #ecaa0c
  2. #4eec0c
  3. #0c4eec
  4. #aa0cec

Square

  1. #ecaa0c
  2. #0cec3a
  3. #0c4eec
  4. #ec0cbe

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4105
  2. #a37608
  3. #ecaa0c
  4. #f6c54e
  5. #fadd97

Shades

#ecaa0c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecaa0c
  2. #d4990b
  3. #bd880a
  4. #a57708
  5. #8e6607
  6. #765506
  7. #5e4405
  8. #473304
  9. #2f2202
  10. #181101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecaa0c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecaa0c
  2. #eeb324
  3. #f0bb3d
  4. #f2c455
  5. #f4cc6d
  6. #f6d586
  7. #f7dd9e
  8. #f9e6b6
  9. #fbeece
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecaa0c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecaa0c
  2. #e1a618
  3. #d6a223
  4. #cc9d2f
  5. #c1993a
  6. #b69546
  7. #ab9152
  8. #a08d5d
  9. #968869
  10. #8b8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bc1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deb516 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f99f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecaa0c {
  color: #ecaa0c;
}
Background
.bg-ecaa0c {
  background-color: #ecaa0c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecaa0c {
  border: 2px solid #ecaa0c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecaa0c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 170 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecaa0c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecaa0c, #beec0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecaa0c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 170 12 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.50 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.73 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.59 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.74 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.83 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.22 #1355f3 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Marigold
#ecaa0c  rgb(236, 170, 12)  hsl(42, 90%, 49%)  Marigold
#0c4eec  rgb(12, 78, 236)  hsl(222, 90%, 49%)  Iris
#0cecaa  rgb(12, 236, 170)  hsl(162, 90%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa0cec  rgb(170, 12, 236)  hsl(282, 90%, 49%)  Vivid Violet