Information about #ECAA07 color

#ECAA07 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ECAA07 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(236, 170, 7) — 92.5% red, 66.7% green, 2.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 97 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ECAA07 is a maximally vivid orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Starstruck (#E6AC00). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mustard Gold (#F1B301) and Mustard Yellow (#E1AD01).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(236, 170, 7)), which gives #ECAA07 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #ECAA07 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#ECAA07 color variations

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

#ECAA07 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ECAA07

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

Starstruck color link
Starstruck

#E6AC00

Mustard Gold color link
Mustard Gold

#F1B301

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Hive color link
Hive

#EFBD00

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ECAA07
  • RGB236, 170, 7
  • CMYK0, 28, 97, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 170, 7)
  • HSL43°, 94%, 48%
  • HSL Precise42.707°, 94.239%, 47.647%
  • HSV43°, 97%, 93%
  • HSB43°, 97%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.027
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.667, 0.027)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.667, 0.027, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.667, 0.027)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDECAA07
  • DECIMAL ID15510023
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01