#ecb22e

Color #ecb22e

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 5.43 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ecb22e

RGB

rgb(236, 178, 46)

HSL

hsl(41.7, 83.3%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.7, 80.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 80.5%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(75.99, 9.81, 69.83)

LCH

lch(75.99, 70.52, 82)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.1516, 82.65)

HWB

hwb(41.7, 18%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e68ec

Analogous

#ec532e

#ecb22e

#c7ec2e

Triadic

#ecb22e

#2eecb2

#b22eec

Split-complementary

#ecb22e

#2ec7ec

#532eec

Tetradic

#ecb22e

#68ec2e

#2e68ec

#b22eec

Square

#ecb22e

#2eec53

#2e68ec

#ec2ec7

Shades

Color #ecb22e mixed toward black.

#d79c14

#ac7d10

#815d0c

#563e08

#2b1f04

Tints

Color #ecb22e mixed toward white.

#efbf51

#f2cc74

#f5d997

#f9e5b9

#fcf2dc

Tones

Color #ecb22e mixed toward gray.

#dcac3e

#cca64e

#bca05e

#ad996d

#9d937d

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: #ecb22e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecb22e]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ecb22e (#ecb22e) is rgb(236, 178, 46) in RGB.

No, #ecb22e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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