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#ecad37 color: Tonkatsu

#ecad37 is rgb(236, 173, 55) in RGB and oklch(78.766% 0.14628 78.625) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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39°
100%

78.8%
0.146
79°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • yellow-500
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.60:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #ecad37

#ecad37 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 78.8% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 79°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.6:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tonkatsu (#edac36). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ecad37 mixed with white

  1. ecad37
  2. eeb653
  3. f1be6b
  4. f3c67f
  5. f5cf93
  6. f7d7a5
  7. f9dfb8
  8. fae7ca
  9. fcefdc
  10. fef7ed

Darker: #ecad37 mixed with black

  1. ecad37
  2. cd962e
  3. af7f26
  4. 926a1e
  5. 765516
  6. 5b410f
  7. 422d08
  8. 291b03
  9. 130b01
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ecad37 with less saturation

  1. ecad37
  2. e7af4c
  3. e2b05d
  4. deb26b
  5. d9b378
  6. d4b584
  7. cfb690
  8. c9b79b
  9. c4b8a5
  10. bfb9b0

Questions about #ecad37

What color is #ecad37?

#ecad37 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Tonkatsu. In RGB it is rgb(236, 173, 55), in HSL hsl(39.12, 82.65%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.766% 0.14628 78.625).

What colors go well with #ecad37?

The complementary color of #ecad37 is #85bbff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9b60 and #c2c141. The triadic partners are #00d5dc and #e19af5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ecad37?

Black text reads better on #ecad37: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ecad37 a warm or cool color?

#ecad37 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 79 degrees, its lightness 78.8% and its chroma 0.146.