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#eca142 color: Gilded Leaves

#eca142 is rgb(236, 161, 66) in RGB and oklch(76.617% 0.13972 68.974) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

76.6%
0.140
69°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.74:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #eca142

#eca142 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 76.6% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 69°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.74:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Gilded Leaves (#eba13c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #eca142 mixed with white

  1. eca142
  2. efab5a
  3. f1b46f
  4. f3be82
  5. f5c795
  6. f7d1a7
  7. f9dab9
  8. fbe3cb
  9. fceddc
  10. fef6ee

Darker: #eca142 mixed with black

  1. eca142
  2. cd8b38
  3. af762f
  4. 926225
  5. 764e1c
  6. 5b3c14
  7. 422a0b
  8. 291905
  9. 130901
  10. 030100

Calmer: #eca142 with less saturation

  1. eca142
  2. e7a352
  3. e1a660
  4. dca86d
  5. d6aa78
  6. d1ab83
  7. cbad8d
  8. c5af97
  9. bfb0a0
  10. b9b2aa

Questions about #eca142

What color is #eca142?

#eca142 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Gilded Leaves. In RGB it is rgb(236, 161, 66), in HSL hsl(33.53, 81.73%, 59.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.617% 0.13972 68.974).

What colors go well with #eca142?

The complementary color of #eca142 is #66b9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fe926e and #c9b438. The triadic partners are #00cfc5 and #cd99f6.

Is white or black text more readable on #eca142?

Black text reads better on #eca142: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #eca142 a warm or cool color?

#eca142 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 69 degrees, its lightness 76.6% and its chroma 0.14.