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#ECAF3F

#ecaf3f ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecaf3f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 68.63% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.85% magenta, 73.31% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 38.84°, 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.4885

Complementary

  1. #ecaf3f
  2. #3f7cec

Split complementary

  1. #ecaf3f
  2. #3fd3ec
  3. #583fec

Analogous

  1. #ec583f
  2. #ecaf3f
  3. #d3ec3f

Triadic

  1. #ecaf3f
  2. #3fecaf
  3. #af3fec

Tetradic

  1. #ecaf3f
  2. #7cec3f
  3. #3f7cec
  4. #af3fec

Square

  1. #ecaf3f
  2. #3fec58
  3. #3f7cec
  4. #ec3fd3

Monochromatic

  1. #855b0d
  2. #ca8a14
  3. #ecaf3f
  4. #f3cc85
  5. #fae9ca

Shades

#ecaf3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecaf3f
  2. #d49e39
  3. #bd8c32
  4. #a57b2c
  5. #8e6926
  6. #765820
  7. #5e4619
  8. #473513
  9. #2f230d
  10. #181206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecaf3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecaf3f
  2. #eeb752
  3. #f0bf65
  4. #f2c779
  5. #f4cf8c
  6. #f6d79f
  7. #f7dfb2
  8. #f9e7c5
  9. #fbefd9
  10. #fdf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecaf3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecaf3f
  2. #e1aa46
  3. #d6a64c
  4. #cca153
  5. #c19c59
  6. #b69860
  7. #ab9366
  8. #a08e6d
  9. #968973
  10. #8b857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b12f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c043 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7b036 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb942 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8a57e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecaf3f {
  color: #ecaf3f;
}
Background
.bg-ecaf3f {
  background-color: #ecaf3f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecaf3f {
  border: 2px solid #ecaf3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecaf3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 175 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecaf3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecaf3f, #d3ec3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecaf3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 175 63 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.89 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.41 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.54 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.92 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.96 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.35 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.58 #1350c0 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Marigold
#ecaf3f  rgb(236, 175, 63)  hsl(39, 82%, 59%)  Marigold
#3f7cec  rgb(63, 124, 236)  hsl(219, 82%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#3fecaf  rgb(63, 236, 175)  hsl(159, 82%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#af3fec  rgb(175, 63, 236)  hsl(279, 82%, 59%)  Electric Purple