#ecaf40

Color #ecaf40

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ecaf40

RGB

rgb(236, 175, 64)

HSL

hsl(38.7, 81.9%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.7, 72.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 72.9%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(75.37, 12.07, 62.71)

LCH

lch(75.37, 63.86, 79.11)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.1418, 78.65)

HWB

hwb(38.7, 25.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#407dec

Analogous

#ec5940

#ecaf40

#d3ec40

Triadic

#ecaf40

#40ecaf

#af40ec

Split-complementary

#ecaf40

#40d3ec

#5940ec

Tetradic

#ecaf40

#7dec40

#407dec

#af40ec

Square

#ecaf40

#40ec59

#407dec

#ec40d3

Shades

Color #ecaf40 mixed toward black.

#e39b17

#b67c12

#885d0e

#5b3e09

#2d1f05

Tints

Color #ecaf40 mixed toward white.

#efbc60

#f2ca80

#f5d79f

#f9e4bf

#fcf2df

Tones

Color #ecaf40 mixed toward gray.

#deab4e

#cfa75d

#c1a26b

#b39e79

#a49a88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d4d469 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#d8dc71 · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#e98084 · ΔE 34.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 26.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ecaf40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecaf40]

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Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ecaf40 (#ecaf40) is rgb(236, 175, 64) in RGB.

No, #ecaf40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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