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#ECA44B Color

#ECA44B is rgb(236, 164, 75) in RGB, hsl(33, 81%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 68%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rajah (#FBAB60), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECA44B
HEX#ECA44B
RGBrgb(236, 164, 75)
HSLhsl(33, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(33, 68%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 68%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.134 69)
LABlab(73.35% 21.53 55.76)
LCHlch(73.35% 59.77 68.89)

What #ECA44B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ECA44B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rajah#FBAB60ΔE 7.34Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 7.88Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 8.49Tiger's Eye#E08D3CΔE 9.25Sandy Brown#F4A460ΔE 9.44Honey#EBA937ΔE 9.79

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#ECA44B Channel Values

How #ECA44B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 164 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 81% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 68% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 68% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.1:1 vs white · 9.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECA44B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECA44B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECA44B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECA44B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ECA44B
Complementary
#4B93EC
Analogous
#EC534B
Analogous
#E4EC4B
Triadic
#4BECA4
Triadic
#A44BEC
Split comp.
#4BE4EC
Split comp.
#534BEC

Tints & Shades of #ECA44B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#EFAF62
#F1BD7E
#F4C995
#F6D5AC
#F9E1C3
#FCEFDF

Shades

#E89126
#D07C16
#AB6612
#814D0E
#5C370A
#372106

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECA44B.

How #ECA44B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ECA44B
Protanopia#B3B34A
Protanomaly#CCAD4A
Deuteranopia#C0C044
Deuteranomaly#D3B547
Tritanopia#F19C9C
Tritanomaly#EF9F83
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECA44B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eca44b: #ECA44B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECA44B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eca44b': '#ECA44B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.643, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_eca44b">#ECA44B</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECA44B"

More Orange Colors

#ECA44B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#ECA44B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECA44B?

#ECA44B is a light orange — rgb(236, 164, 75) in RGB and hsl(33, 81%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rajah (#FBAB60), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.34.

What is the RGB value of #ECA44B?

#ECA44B is rgb(236, 164, 75) — red 236, green 164, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECA44B?

#ECA44B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 68%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECA44B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECA44B scores 2.1:1 against white and 9.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECA44B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECA44B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 9.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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