Colour

#ECAD00

#ECAD00
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#ECAD00 is a orange with RGB values 236, 173, 0 and HSL 44°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECAD00#ECAD00

HEX#ECAD00

RGBrgb(236, 173, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6784, 0

RGB percentages92.5%, 67.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(44, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(44, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 26.7%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,510,784

CSS custom property--colour: #ECAD00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1

Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#1352FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6AE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D5BE16no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF9A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.2 Orange · ΔE 12.3 Gold · ΔE 20.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.6 Dark orange · ΔE 25.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#003FEC

Analogous#EC3700, #B5EC00

Triadic#00ECAD, #AD00EC

Split complementary#00B5EC, #3700EC

Tetradic#00EC37, #003FEC, #EC00B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFECB9

Lighter +30%#FFDF86

Lighter +20%#FFD153

Lighter +10%#FFC320

Darker −10%#B98800

Darker −20%#866200

Darker −30%#533D00

Darker −40%#201700

More saturated +25%#ECAD00

Less saturated −25%#CF9F1D

Channel breakdown

R236

G173

Red236 (92.5%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue43.98°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G AD · B 00

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Colour values

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