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Recognised as Colour

#ECAE03

  • #ECAE03
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#ECAE03 is a orange with RGB values 236, 174, 3 and HSL 44°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECAE03#ECAE03
HEX#ECAE03
RGBrgb(236, 174, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.6824, 0.0118
RGB percentages92.5%, 68.2%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(44, 97.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44, 98.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 26.3%, 98.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,511,043
CSS custom property--colour: #ECAE03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#1351FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7AF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6BF18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF9B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10Orange · ΔE 12.9Gold · ΔE 20.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.6Dark orange · ΔE 26.3Sandy brown · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0341EC
Analogous#EC3903, #B5EC03
Triadic#03ECAE, #AE03EC
Split complementary#03B6EC, #3903EC
Tetradic#03EC39, #0341EC, #EC03B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEDBD
Lighter +30%#FEDF8A
Lighter +20%#FDD158
Lighter +10%#FCC326
Darker −10%#BA8902
Darker −20%#876402
Darker −30%#553F01
Darker −40%#231900
More saturated +25%#EFAF00
Less saturated −25%#CEA021

Channel breakdown

R236
G174
B3
Red236 (92.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue44.03°
Saturation (HSL)97.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G AE · B 03

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