Information about #ECA20E color

#ECA20E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ECA20E falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(236, 162, 14) — 92.5% red, 63.5% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 87 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ECA20E is a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Gamboge (#E49B0F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Squash (#F2AB15) and Bee Yellow (#E9AB17).

The recipe behind #ECA20E is rgb(236, 162, 14), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ECA20E: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #ECA20E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ECA20E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ECA20E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ECA20E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#BC810A

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#8D6108

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#5E4005

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#2F2002

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Black

#000000

#ECA20E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#D69B24

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#C1943A

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#AB8D51

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#958668

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Grey

#808080

#ECA20E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#2BEC0D

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#84EC0D

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#DDEC0D

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#EC490D

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#EC0D2B

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#EC0D84

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#ECA20E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#0E58EC
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#330EEC
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#0EC7EC
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#ECA20E
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#EC330E
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#ECA20E
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#0EECA2
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#A20EEC
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#58EC0E
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#0E58EC
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#A20EEC
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#0EEC33
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#0E58EC
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#EC0EC7
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Nearest named colors to #ECA20E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Google Yellow color link
Google Yellow

#EEB211

Mastercard Yellow color link
Mastercard Yellow

#F79E1B

Kumquat color link
Kumquat

#FB9912

Starstruck color link
Starstruck

#E6AC00

Marigold color link
Marigold

#EAA221

Mustard Yellow color link
Mustard Yellow

#E1AD01

Dark Tangerine color link
Dark Tangerine

#FFA812

Yellowish Orange color link
Yellowish Orange

#FFAB0F

Spanish Yellow color link
Spanish Yellow

#F6B511

#ECA20E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ECA20E
  • RGB236, 162, 14
  • CMYK0, 29, 87, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 162, 14)
  • HSL40°, 89%, 49%
  • HSL Precise40°, 88.8%, 49.02%
  • HSV40°, 94%, 93%
  • HSB40°, 94%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.635, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.635, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.635, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDECA20E
  • DECIMAL ID15507982
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers37 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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