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#ECB65E

#ecb65e ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecb65e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 71.37% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.88% magenta, 60.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 37.18°, with 78.89% saturation and 64.71% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.521

Complementary

  1. #ecb65e
  2. #5e94ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecb65e
  2. #5edbec
  3. #6f5eec

Analogous

  1. #ec6f5e
  2. #ecb65e
  3. #dbec5e

Triadic

  1. #ecb65e
  2. #5eecb6
  3. #b65eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecb65e
  2. #94ec5e
  3. #5e94ec
  4. #b65eec

Square

  1. #ecb65e
  2. #5eec6f
  3. #5e94ec
  4. #ec5edb

Monochromatic

  1. #9e6913
  2. #e3971b
  3. #ecb65e
  4. #f4d5a2
  5. #fcf4e7

Shades

#ecb65e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecb65e
  2. #d4a455
  3. #bd924b
  4. #a57f42
  5. #8e6d38
  6. #765b2f
  7. #5e4926
  8. #47371c
  9. #2f2413
  10. #181209
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecb65e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecb65e
  2. #eebd6e
  3. #f0c57e
  4. #f2cc8e
  5. #f4d39e
  6. #f6dbaf
  7. #f7e2bf
  8. #f9e9cf
  9. #fbf0df
  10. #fdf8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecb65e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecb65e
  2. #e1b161
  3. #d6ab65
  4. #cca668
  5. #c1a06c
  6. #b69b6f
  7. #ab9672
  8. #a09076
  9. #968b79
  10. #8b857d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3bba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb756 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c461 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa7a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9b759 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0bf60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7ad8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecb65e {
  color: #ecb65e;
}
Background
.bg-ecb65e {
  background-color: #ecb65e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecb65e {
  border: 2px solid #ecb65e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecb65e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 182 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecb65e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecb65e, #dbec5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecb65e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 182 94 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.07 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.07 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.12 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.00 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.13 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.79 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.14 #1349a1 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#ecb65e  rgb(236, 182, 94)  hsl(37, 79%, 65%)  Indian Yellow
#5e94ec  rgb(94, 148, 236)  hsl(217, 79%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#5eecb6  rgb(94, 236, 182)  hsl(157, 79%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#b65eec  rgb(182, 94, 236)  hsl(277, 79%, 65%)  Medium Orchid