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#ECAD43

#ecad43 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecad43 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 67.84% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.69% magenta, 71.61% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 37.63°, with 81.64% saturation and 59.41% 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 10.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.4813

Complementary

  1. #ecad43
  2. #4382ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecad43
  2. #43d7ec
  3. #5843ec

Analogous

  1. #ec5843
  2. #ecad43
  3. #d7ec43

Triadic

  1. #ecad43
  2. #43ecad
  3. #ad43ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecad43
  2. #82ec43
  3. #4382ec
  4. #ad43ec

Square

  1. #ecad43
  2. #43ec58
  3. #4382ec
  4. #ec43d7

Monochromatic

  1. #885b0e
  2. #ce8915
  3. #ecad43
  4. #f3cb88
  5. #faeace

Shades

#ecad43 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecad43
  2. #d49c3c
  3. #bd8a36
  4. #a5792f
  5. #8e6828
  6. #765722
  7. #5e451b
  8. #473414
  9. #2f230d
  10. #181107
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecad43 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecad43
  2. #eeb556
  3. #f0bd69
  4. #f2c67b
  5. #f4ce8e
  6. #f6d6a1
  7. #f7deb4
  8. #f9e6c7
  9. #fbefd9
  10. #fdf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecad43 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecad43
  2. #e1a949
  3. #d6a44f
  4. #cca055
  5. #c19b5b
  6. #b69762
  7. #ab9268
  8. #a08e6e
  9. #968974
  10. #8b857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5af35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bf47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ae3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deb845 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8a37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecad43 {
  color: #ecad43;
}
Background
.bg-ecad43 {
  background-color: #ecad43;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecad43 {
  border: 2px solid #ecad43;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecad43;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 173 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecad43 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecad43, #d7ec43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecad43 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 173 67 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.46 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.82 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.92 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.52 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.17 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.88 #1352bc Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Marigold
#ecad43  rgb(236, 173, 67)  hsl(38, 82%, 59%)  Marigold
#4382ec  rgb(67, 130, 236)  hsl(218, 82%, 59%)  Bleu de France
#43ecad  rgb(67, 236, 173)  hsl(158, 82%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#ad43ec  rgb(173, 67, 236)  hsl(278, 82%, 59%)  Electric Purple