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#ECAA36

#ecaa36 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecaa36 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 66.67% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.97% magenta, 77.12% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 38.24°, with 82.73% saturation and 56.86% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4685

Complementary

  1. #ecaa36
  2. #3678ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecaa36
  2. #36d3ec
  3. #4f36ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4f36
  2. #ecaa36
  3. #d3ec36

Triadic

  1. #ecaa36
  2. #36ecaa
  3. #aa36ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecaa36
  2. #78ec36
  3. #3678ec
  4. #aa36ec

Square

  1. #ecaa36
  2. #36ec4f
  3. #3678ec
  4. #ec36d3

Monochromatic

  1. #7d540c
  2. #c38312
  3. #ecaa36
  4. #f3c87c
  5. #f9e5c2

Shades

#ecaa36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecaa36
  2. #d49931
  3. #bd882b
  4. #a57726
  5. #8e6620
  6. #76551b
  7. #5e4416
  8. #473310
  9. #2f220b
  10. #181105
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecaa36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecaa36
  2. #eeb34a
  3. #f0bb5e
  4. #f2c472
  5. #f4cc86
  6. #f6d59b
  7. #f7ddaf
  8. #f9e6c3
  9. #fbeed7
  10. #fdf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecaa36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecaa36
  2. #e1a63d
  3. #d6a245
  4. #cc9d4c
  5. #c19954
  6. #b6955b
  7. #ab9162
  8. #a08d6a
  9. #968871
  10. #8b8479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb194 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ad22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bd3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9893 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ac2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddb639 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f99f79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecaa36 {
  color: #ecaa36;
}
Background
.bg-ecaa36 {
  background-color: #ecaa36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecaa36 {
  border: 2px solid #ecaa36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecaa36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 170 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecaa36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecaa36, #d3ec36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecaa36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 170 54 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.33 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.11 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.14 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.62 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.68 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.72 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.08 #1355c9 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Marigold
#ecaa36  rgb(236, 170, 54)  hsl(38, 83%, 57%)  Marigold
#3678ec  rgb(54, 120, 236)  hsl(218, 83%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#36ecaa  rgb(54, 236, 170)  hsl(158, 83%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa36ec  rgb(170, 54, 236)  hsl(278, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple