Skip to the color picker

#ecaa65 color: Lion of Menecrates

#ecaa65 is rgb(236, 170, 101) in RGB and oklch(78.666% 0.11586 65.976) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

31°
100%

78.7%
0.116
66°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #ecaa65

#ecaa65 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 78.7% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 66°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2:1 contrast and black text 10.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lion of Menecrates (#eeaa66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ecaa65 mixed with white

  1. ecaa65
  2. eeb376
  3. f1bb86
  4. f3c496
  5. f5cca5
  6. f7d5b4
  7. f9ddc3
  8. fbe6d2
  9. fceee1
  10. fef7f0

Darker: #ecaa65 mixed with black

  1. ecaa65
  2. cd9357
  3. af7d49
  4. 92683c
  5. 76532f
  6. 5b3f22
  7. 422d17
  8. 291b0c
  9. 130b03
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ecaa65 with less saturation

  1. ecaa65
  2. e7ac6f
  3. e2ae79
  4. deaf82
  5. d9b18a
  6. d4b393
  7. cfb49b
  8. c9b6a3
  9. c4b7aa
  10. bfb8b2

Questions about #ecaa65

What color is #ecaa65?

#ecaa65 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Lion of Menecrates. In RGB it is rgb(236, 170, 101), in HSL hsl(30.67, 78.03%, 66.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.666% 0.11586 65.976).

What colors go well with #ecaa65?

The complementary color of #ecaa65 is #78c1ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fa9e85 and #d0b95d. The triadic partners are #4dd1c4 and #cca6f4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ecaa65?

Black text reads better on #ecaa65: white gives a contrast ratio of 2:1 and black gives 10.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ecaa65 a warm or cool color?

#ecaa65 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 66 degrees, its lightness 78.7% and its chroma 0.116.