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#ECB16A

#ecb16a ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecb16a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 69.41% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 55.08% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 32.77°, with 77.38% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.15.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.5032

Complementary

  1. #ecb16a
  2. #6aa5ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecb16a
  2. #6ae6ec
  3. #706aec

Analogous

  1. #ec706a
  2. #ecb16a
  3. #e6ec6a

Triadic

  1. #ecb16a
  2. #6aecb1
  3. #b16aec

Tetradic

  1. #ecb16a
  2. #a5ec6a
  3. #6aa5ec
  4. #b16aec

Square

  1. #ecb16a
  2. #6aec70
  3. #6aa5ec
  4. #ec6ae6

Monochromatic

  1. #a86515
  2. #e38d26
  3. #ecb16a
  4. #f5d5ae
  5. #fdf6ed

Shades

#ecb16a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecb16a
  2. #d49f5f
  3. #bd8e55
  4. #a57c4a
  5. #8e6a40
  6. #765935
  7. #5e472a
  8. #473520
  9. #2f2315
  10. #18120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecb16a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecb16a
  2. #eeb979
  3. #f0c188
  4. #f2c897
  5. #f4d0a6
  6. #f6d8b5
  7. #f7e0c3
  8. #f9e8d2
  9. #fbefe1
  10. #fdf7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecb16a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecb16a
  2. #e1ac6c
  3. #d6a76e
  4. #cca271
  5. #c19d73
  6. #b69975
  7. #ab9477
  8. #a08f79
  9. #968a7c
  10. #8b857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b8a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b464 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c26c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fea3a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6b366 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #debb6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7a98e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecb16a {
  color: #ecb16a;
}
Background
.bg-ecb16a {
  background-color: #ecb16a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecb16a {
  border: 2px solid #ecb16a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecb16a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 177 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 77% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecb16a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecb16a, #e6ec6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecb16a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 177 106 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.15 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 3.45 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.75 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.85 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.98 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.03 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.03 #134e95 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#ecb16a  rgb(236, 177, 106)  hsl(33, 77%, 67%)  Indian Yellow
#6aa5ec  rgb(106, 165, 236)  hsl(213, 77%, 67%)  Iceberg
#6aecb1  rgb(106, 236, 177)  hsl(153, 77%, 67%)  Aquamarine
#b16aec  rgb(177, 106, 236)  hsl(273, 77%, 67%)  Medium Purple