#ecb52d

Color #ecb52d

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 6.24 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ecb52d

RGB

rgb(236, 181, 45)

HSL

hsl(42.7, 83.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.7, 80.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.3%, 80.9%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(76.72, 8.2, 70.78)

LCH

lch(76.72, 71.25, 83.39)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.153, 84.49)

HWB

hwb(42.7, 17.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d64ec

Analogous

#ec552d

#ecb52d

#c4ec2d

Triadic

#ecb52d

#2decb5

#b52dec

Split-complementary

#ecb52d

#2dc4ec

#552dec

Tetradic

#ecb52d

#64ec2d

#2d64ec

#b52dec

Square

#ecb52d

#2dec55

#2d64ec

#ec2dc4

Shades

Color #ecb52d mixed toward black.

#d79e13

#ac7f10

#815f0c

#563f08

#2b2004

Tints

Color #ecb52d mixed toward white.

#efc150

#f2ce73

#f5da96

#f9e6b9

#fcf3dc

Tones

Color #ecb52d mixed toward gray.

#dcae3d

#cca74d

#bca15d

#ac9a6d

#9c937d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d6d666 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#dadd6e · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#ea8085 · ΔE 39.1

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 27.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ecb52d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecb52d]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ecb52d (#ecb52d) is rgb(236, 181, 45) in RGB.

No, #ecb52d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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