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#ECAE37

#ecae37 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecae37 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 68.24% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 76.69% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 39.45°, with 82.65% saturation and 57.06% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.4838

Complementary

  1. #ecae37
  2. #3775ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecae37
  2. #37cfec
  3. #5437ec

Analogous

  1. #ec5437
  2. #ecae37
  3. #cfec37

Triadic

  1. #ecae37
  2. #37ecae
  3. #ae37ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecae37
  2. #75ec37
  3. #3775ec
  4. #ae37ec

Square

  1. #ecae37
  2. #37ec54
  3. #3775ec
  4. #ec37cf

Monochromatic

  1. #7e570c
  2. #c48713
  3. #ecae37
  4. #f3ca7d
  5. #f9e7c3

Shades

#ecae37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecae37
  2. #d49d32
  3. #bd8b2c
  4. #a57a27
  5. #8e6821
  6. #76571c
  7. #5e4616
  8. #473411
  9. #2f230b
  10. #181106
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecae37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecae37
  2. #eeb64b
  3. #f0be5f
  4. #f2c673
  5. #f4ce87
  6. #f6d79b
  7. #f7dfaf
  8. #f9e7c3
  9. #fbefd7
  10. #fdf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecae37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecae37
  2. #e1a93e
  3. #d6a546
  4. #cca04d
  5. #c19c54
  6. #b6975c
  7. #ab9263
  8. #a08e6a
  9. #968971
  10. #8b8579
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b023 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6af2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deb83a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a47c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecae37 {
  color: #ecae37;
}
Background
.bg-ecae37 {
  background-color: #ecae37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecae37 {
  border: 2px solid #ecae37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecae37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 174 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecae37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecae37, #cfec37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecae37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 174 55 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.60 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.12 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.86 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.27 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.50 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.60 #1351c8 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Marigold
#ecae37  rgb(236, 174, 55)  hsl(39, 83%, 57%)  Marigold
#3775ec  rgb(55, 117, 236)  hsl(219, 83%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#37ecae  rgb(55, 236, 174)  hsl(159, 83%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae37ec  rgb(174, 55, 236)  hsl(279, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple