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#ECA72C

#eca72c ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eca72c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 65.49% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.24% magenta, 81.36% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 38.44°, with 83.48% saturation and 54.9% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.37.

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Relative luminance0.4565

Complementary

  1. #eca72c
  2. #2c71ec

Split complementary

  1. #eca72c
  2. #2cd1ec
  3. #472cec

Analogous

  1. #ec472c
  2. #eca72c
  3. #d1ec2c

Triadic

  1. #eca72c
  2. #2ceca7
  3. #a72cec

Tetradic

  1. #eca72c
  2. #71ec2c
  3. #2c71ec
  4. #a72cec

Square

  1. #eca72c
  2. #2cec47
  3. #2c71ec
  4. #ec2cd1

Monochromatic

  1. #754e0a
  2. #bb7e11
  3. #eca72c
  4. #f2c472
  5. #f9e2b8

Shades

#eca72c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eca72c
  2. #d49628
  3. #bd8623
  4. #a5751f
  5. #8e641a
  6. #765416
  7. #5e4312
  8. #47320d
  9. #2f2109
  10. #181104
  11. #000000

Tints

#eca72c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eca72c
  2. #eeb041
  3. #f0b956
  4. #f2c16b
  5. #f4ca80
  6. #f6d396
  7. #f7dcab
  8. #f9e5c0
  9. #fbedd5
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eca72c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eca72c
  2. #e1a334
  3. #d69f3d
  4. #cc9b45
  5. #c1974e
  6. #b69456
  7. #ab905e
  8. #a08c67
  9. #96886f
  10. #8b8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdaf91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3a91e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcb32f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f99c75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eca72c {
  color: #eca72c;
}
Background
.bg-eca72c {
  background-color: #eca72c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eca72c {
  border: 2px solid #eca72c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eca72c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 167 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eca72c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eca72c, #d1ec2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eca72c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 167 44 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.37 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.22 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.44 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.48 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.69 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.77 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.22 #1358d3 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eca72c  rgb(236, 167, 44)  hsl(38, 83%, 55%)  Marigold
#2c71ec  rgb(44, 113, 236)  hsl(218, 83%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#2ceca7  rgb(44, 236, 167)  hsl(158, 83%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#a72cec  rgb(167, 44, 236)  hsl(278, 83%, 55%)  Vivid Violet