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#ECAE39

#ecae39 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecae39 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 75.85% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 39.22°, with 82.49% saturation and 57.45% 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 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.484

Complementary

  1. #ecae39
  2. #3977ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecae39
  2. #39d0ec
  3. #5539ec

Analogous

  1. #ec5539
  2. #ecae39
  3. #d0ec39

Triadic

  1. #ecae39
  2. #39ecae
  3. #ae39ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecae39
  2. #77ec39
  3. #3977ec
  4. #ae39ec

Square

  1. #ecae39
  2. #39ec55
  3. #3977ec
  4. #ec39d0

Monochromatic

  1. #80580c
  2. #c68813
  3. #ecae39
  4. #f3cb7f
  5. #f9e7c5

Shades

#ecae39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecae39
  2. #d49d33
  3. #bd8b2e
  4. #a57a28
  5. #8e6822
  6. #76571d
  7. #5e4617
  8. #473411
  9. #2f230b
  10. #181106
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecae39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecae39
  2. #eeb64d
  3. #f0be61
  4. #f2c674
  5. #f4ce88
  6. #f6d79c
  7. #f7dfb0
  8. #f9e7c4
  9. #fbefd7
  10. #fdf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecae39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecae39
  2. #e1a940
  3. #d6a547
  4. #cca04e
  5. #c19c55
  6. #b6975d
  7. #ab9264
  8. #a08e6b
  9. #968972
  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 #c6b026 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6af2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deb83c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a47c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecae39 {
  color: #ecae39;
}
Background
.bg-ecae39 {
  background-color: #ecae39;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecae39 {
  border: 2px solid #ecae39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecae39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 174 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecae39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecae39, #d0ec39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecae39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 174 57 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.58 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.24 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.59 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.96 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.26 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.30 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.46 #1351c6 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Marigold
#ecae39  rgb(236, 174, 57)  hsl(39, 82%, 57%)  Marigold
#3977ec  rgb(57, 119, 236)  hsl(219, 82%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#39ecae  rgb(57, 236, 174)  hsl(159, 82%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae39ec  rgb(174, 57, 236)  hsl(279, 82%, 57%)  Electric Purple