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#ECA136 — Vivid Orange

#ECA136 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 #ECA136 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.

#ECA136 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 #3682EC; it also sits naturally between #EC4636 and #DDEC36. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECA136 · RGB 236, 161, 54

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Color values

HEX#ECA136
RGB236, 161, 54
HSL35°, 83%, 57%
HSV35°, 77%, 93%
CMYK0%, 32%, 77%, 7%
XYZ48.00, 43.59, 9.37
Yxy43.59, 0.4754, 0.4317
CIE-Lab71.95, 19.07, 63.33
Hunter Lab66.02, 18.05, 35.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 63% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 77% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECA136 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECA136 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECA136

.text { color: #ECA136; }
.background { background-color: #ECA136; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECA136; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 161, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(35, 83%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECA136; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 161, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECA136; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 161, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECA136">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECA136">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECA136

#EA961F#D78614#BF7712#A86810#915A0D#75490B#5D3A09#462C07#2A1A04#130C02

Tints of #ECA136

#EEA949#F0B25C#F2BB6E#F3C481#F5CC94#F6D3A2#F8DCB4#FAE5C7#FCEDDA#FDF6EC

Tones of #ECA136

#DF9E43#D29C51#C59A5E#B9986A#AC9677#9F9484

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3682EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.16:1 Fails
Against black text9.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECA136: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECA136

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECA136: ·

How #ECA136 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCB50Deuteranopia · #D0D656Tritanopia · #E86469

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:

Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind orange 500 · #F97316

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECA136 rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Mirage
#CE6314 · #ECA03D · #1689DF · #BCE0F4
Palette D92243
#D92243 · #F69D39 · #E0C375 · #FFF5E5
Rustic Opal
#9613A2 · #861352 · #E54A4A · #E7973C
Palette A2de96
#A2DE96 · #3CA59D · #5A3D55 · #E79C2A
Burning Ruby Cascade
#AD3415 · #E6AD32 · #D5EC64 · #C4F4A9
Velvet Canyon
#E0A43D · #D8E796 · #97DF7D · #80EB9E

Similar colors

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

#ECA03D#F69D39#E7973C#E79C2A#E6AD32#E0A43D#E1AA36#FAA533#F1A344#E9933B#EFB036#FB9E3A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECA135  ·  #ECA137 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECA136?

#ECA136 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 161, 54). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECA136?

#ECA136 is RGB 236, 161, 54 — HSL 35°, 83%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 77%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECA136?

Its complement is #3682EC; analogous partners are #EC4636 and #DDEC36. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECA136 for text?

Black text on #ECA136 has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.