#ecb22d

Color #ecb22d

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 5.5 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#ecb22d

RGB

rgb(236, 178, 45)

HSL

hsl(41.8, 83.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.8, 80.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 80.9%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(75.99, 9.77, 70.14)

LCH

lch(75.99, 70.82, 82.07)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.1521, 82.75)

HWB

hwb(41.8, 17.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d67ec

Analogous

#ec532d

#ecb22d

#c6ec2d

Triadic

#ecb22d

#2decb2

#b22dec

Split-complementary

#ecb22d

#2dc6ec

#532dec

Tetradic

#ecb22d

#67ec2d

#2d67ec

#b22dec

Square

#ecb22d

#2dec53

#2d67ec

#ec2dc6

Shades

Color #ecb22d mixed toward black.

#d79b13

#ac7c10

#815d0c

#563e08

#2b1f04

Tints

Color #ecb22d mixed toward white.

#efbf50

#f2cc73

#f5d996

#f9e5b9

#fcf2dc

Tones

Color #ecb22d mixed toward gray.

#dcac3d

#cca64d

#bc9f5d

#ac996d

#9c937d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d564 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#d9dd6d · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#ea7e83 · ΔE 38.3

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ecb22d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecb22d]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ecb22d (#ecb22d) is rgb(236, 178, 45) in RGB.

No, #ecb22d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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