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#ECAA4E

#ecaa4e ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecaa4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 66.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.97% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 34.94°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4713

Complementary

  1. #ecaa4e
  2. #4e90ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecaa4e
  2. #4edfec
  3. #5b4eec

Analogous

  1. #ec5b4e
  2. #ecaa4e
  3. #dfec4e

Triadic

  1. #ecaa4e
  2. #4eecaa
  3. #aa4eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecaa4e
  2. #90ec4e
  3. #4e90ec
  4. #aa4eec

Square

  1. #ecaa4e
  2. #4eec5b
  3. #4e90ec
  4. #ec4edf

Monochromatic

  1. #915b10
  2. #d68717
  3. #ecaa4e
  4. #f3cb93
  5. #fbecd8

Shades

#ecaa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecaa4e
  2. #d49946
  3. #bd883e
  4. #a57737
  5. #8e662f
  6. #765527
  7. #5e441f
  8. #473317
  9. #2f2210
  10. #181108
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecaa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecaa4e
  2. #eeb360
  3. #f0bb71
  4. #f2c483
  5. #f4cc95
  6. #f6d5a7
  7. #f7ddb8
  8. #f9e6ca
  9. #fbeedc
  10. #fdf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecaa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecaa4e
  2. #e1a653
  3. #d6a258
  4. #cc9d5d
  5. #c19962
  6. #b69567
  7. #ab916c
  8. #a08d71
  9. #968876
  10. #8b847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ad44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bd50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ac48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcb64f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8a07f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecaa4e {
  color: #ecaa4e;
}
Background
.bg-ecaa4e {
  background-color: #ecaa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecaa4e {
  border: 2px solid #ecaa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecaa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 170 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecaa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecaa4e, #dfec4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecaa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 170 78 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 2.13 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.74 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.76 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.32 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.62 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.95 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.09 #1355b1 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#ecaa4e  rgb(236, 170, 78)  hsl(35, 81%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#4e90ec  rgb(78, 144, 236)  hsl(215, 81%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#4eecaa  rgb(78, 236, 170)  hsl(155, 81%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa4eec  rgb(170, 78, 236)  hsl(275, 81%, 62%)  Medium Orchid