Information about #ECAC01 color

#ECAC01 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #ECAC01 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(236, 172, 1) (92.5% red, 67.5% green, 0.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 25 / 92 / 7 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ECAC01 reads as a intensely saturated orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this 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). Slightly further away sit Mustard Gold (#F1B301) and American Yellow (#F2B400).

In RGB terms — rgb(236, 172, 1) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #ECAC01 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ECAC01 color variations

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

#ECAC01 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 #ECAC01

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ECAC01
  • RGB236, 172, 1
  • CMYK0, 25, 92, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 172, 1)
  • HSL44°, 99%, 46%
  • HSL Precise43.66°, 99.156%, 46.471%
  • HSV44°, 100%, 93%
  • HSB44°, 100%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.675, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.675, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.675, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDECAC01
  • DECIMAL ID15510529
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01