Palettes / Colors / #ECA012

#ECA012 — Vivid Orange

#ECA012 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #ECA012 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ECA012 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #125FED; it also sits naturally between #ED3312 and #CCED12. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 63% · Blue 7%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 92% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ECA012

.text { color: #ECA012; }
.background { background-color: #ECA012; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA012; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 160, 18); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 86%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA012; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 160, 18, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA012; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 160, 18, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA012">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA012">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA012

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Tones of #ECA012

Color harmonies

Complementary — #125FED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECA012: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA012

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ECA012 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECA012 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA012?

#ECA012 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 160, 18). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA012?

#ECA012 is RGB 236, 160, 18 — HSL 39°, 86%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 92%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA012?

Its complement is #125FED; analogous partners are #ED3312 and #CCED12. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA012 for text?

Black text on #ECA012 has a contrast ratio of 9.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.