#ecb93b

Color #ecb93b

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 7.44 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ecb93b

RGB

rgb(236, 185, 59)

HSL

hsl(42.7, 82.3%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.7, 75%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 75%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(77.79, 6.6, 67)

LCH

lch(77.79, 67.32, 84.37)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.1475, 85.53)

HWB

hwb(42.7, 23.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b6eec

Analogous

#ec603b

#ecb93b

#c6ec3b

Triadic

#ecb93b

#3becb9

#b93bec

Split-complementary

#ecb93b

#3bc6ec

#603bec

Tetradic

#ecb93b

#6eec3b

#3b6eec

#b93bec

Square

#ecb93b

#3bec60

#3b6eec

#ec3bc6

Shades

Color #ecb93b mixed toward black.

#e0a616

#b38411

#86630d

#5a4209

#2d2104

Tints

Color #ecb93b mixed toward white.

#efc55c

#f2d07c

#f5dc9d

#f9e8be

#fcf3de

Tones

Color #ecb93b mixed toward gray.

#ddb34a

#ceac58

#c0a667

#b1a076

#a29a85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d76c · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#dbde74 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#ea858a · ΔE 38.6

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 26.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ecb93b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecb93b]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ecb93b (#ecb93b) is rgb(236, 185, 59) in RGB.

No, #ecb93b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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