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#ECAE3F

#ecae3f ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecae3f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 73.31% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 38.5°, with 81.99% saturation and 58.63% 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.4846

Complementary

  1. #ecae3f
  2. #3f7dec

Split complementary

  1. #ecae3f
  2. #3fd3ec
  3. #583fec

Analogous

  1. #ec583f
  2. #ecae3f
  3. #d3ec3f

Triadic

  1. #ecae3f
  2. #3fecae
  3. #ae3fec

Tetradic

  1. #ecae3f
  2. #7dec3f
  3. #3f7dec
  4. #ae3fec

Square

  1. #ecae3f
  2. #3fec58
  3. #3f7dec
  4. #ec3fd3

Monochromatic

  1. #855a0d
  2. #ca8914
  3. #ecae3f
  4. #f3cb85
  5. #fae9ca

Shades

#ecae3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecae3f
  2. #d49d39
  3. #bd8b32
  4. #a57a2c
  5. #8e6826
  6. #765720
  7. #5e4619
  8. #473413
  9. #2f230d
  10. #181106
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecae3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecae3f
  2. #eeb652
  3. #f0be65
  4. #f2c679
  5. #f4ce8c
  6. #f6d79f
  7. #f7dfb2
  8. #f9e7c5
  9. #fbefd9
  10. #fdf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecae3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecae3f
  2. #e1a946
  3. #d6a54c
  4. #cca053
  5. #c19c59
  6. #b69760
  7. #ab9266
  8. #a08e6d
  9. #968973
  10. #8b857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb597 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b02f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bf43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6af36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deb942 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8a47e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecae3f {
  color: #ecae3f;
}
Background
.bg-ecae3f {
  background-color: #ecae3f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecae3f {
  border: 2px solid #ecae3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecae3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 174 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecae3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecae3f, #d3ec3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecae3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 174 63 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.59 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.20 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.64 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.66 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.05 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.30 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.35 #1351c0 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Marigold
#ecae3f  rgb(236, 174, 63)  hsl(39, 82%, 59%)  Marigold
#3f7dec  rgb(63, 125, 236)  hsl(219, 82%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#3fecae  rgb(63, 236, 174)  hsl(159, 82%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae3fec  rgb(174, 63, 236)  hsl(279, 82%, 59%)  Electric Purple