#ECAF0F Hex Color

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Color Name

Xanthous*

Hex Color Code

#ECAF0F

RGB Color Code

RGB(236, 175, 15)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 25.8%, 93.6%, 7.5%

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#ECAF0F hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is ECAF0F?

The RGB color code for color number #ECAF0F is RGB(236, 175, 15). In the RGB color model, #ECAF0F has a red value of 236, a green value of 175, and a blue value of 15. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 25.8% magenta, 93.6% yellow, and 7.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 43.4° (degrees), 88.0 % saturation, and 49.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #ECAF0F has a hue of 43.4° (degrees), 93.6 % saturation and 92.5 % brightness/value.

Color ECAF0F is cool or warm?

Color ECAF0F is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #ECAF0F? (For interior and product design)

ECAF0F has an LRV of nearly 48.5. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#ECAF0F

LRV 48.5

Light Color

Compare LRV 48.5 of #ECAF0F with dark and light color

Is #ECAF0F Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color ECAF0F meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #ECAF0F color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #ECAF0F

Hex triplet: #ECAF0F
Red: EC
Green: AF
Blue: 0F

RGBA / RGB rgb(236, 175, 15)

Red: 236 (92.5%)
Green: 175 (68.6%)
Blue: 15 (5.9%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 25.85%
Yellow: 93.64%
Key: 7.45%

HSL hsl(43.44deg, 88.0 %, 49.2 %)

Hue: 43.44°
Saturation: 88.05 %
Lightness: 49.22 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 43.44°
Saturation: 93.64 %
Brightness / Value: 92.55 %

RYB ryb(77, 170, 14)

Red: 77 (30.1%)
Yellow: 170 (66.8%)
Blue: 14 (5.5%)

HWB

Hue: 43.44°
Whiteness: 5.88 %
Blackness: 7.45 %

CMY

Cyan: 7.45%
Magenta: 31.37%
Yellow: 94.12%

XYZ

X: 50.01
Y: 48.53
Z: 7.18

YXY

Y1: 48.53
X: 0.47
Y2: 0.46

CIE-Lab

L: 75.16
A: 10.73
B: 76.35

CIE-Lch

L: 75.16
C: 77.1
H: 82

CIE-Luv

L: 75.16
U: 51.17
V: 76.17

Hunter-Lab

L: 69.66
A: 6.23
B: 42.65

Other

LRV: ~ 48.5 %
Munsell Color System: 2.5Y 7.4/17.2

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #ECAF0F

These are the named colors closest to hex ECAF0F, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#F1B42F Color Xanthous

98.03% match | ΔE 1.97

#E1AD01 Color Mustard Yellow

97.41% match | ΔE 2.59

#FFBA00 Color Selective yellow

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#DAA520 Color Goldenrod

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to ECAF0F.

#F0B323 Color PANTONE 7409 C

98.77% match | ΔE 1.23

#F1B300 Color PANTONE 3514 C

98.71% match | ΔE 1.29

#EAAA00 Color PANTONE 124 C

98.58% match | ΔE 1.42

#F1B434 Color PANTONE 143 C

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to ECAF0F.

#E9A900 Color Pantone 15-0956 TCX - Daylily

98.34% match | ΔE 1.66

#F7B718 Color PANTONE 14-0957 TCX - Spectra Yellow

97.72% match | ΔE 2.28

#E7B200 Color PANTONE 14-0958 TCX - Bumblebee

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

#E2A829 Color PANTONE 14-0951 TCX - Golden Rod

97.11% match | ΔE 2.89

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to ECAF0F.

#F7B500 Color RAL 1023 - Traffic Yellow

97.85% match | ΔE 2.15

#F6B600 Color RAL 1021 - Colza Yellow

97.83% match | ΔE 2.17

#E2A300 Color RAL 1032 - Broom Yellow

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#DDAF27 Color RAL 1012 - Lemon Yellow

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to ECAF0F.

#F6BB00 Color RAL 085 80 85 - Decor Yellow

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

#F5BB00 Color RAL 085 80 80 - Dandelion Yellow

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

#FFB70B Color RAL 080 80 80 - Fire Yellow

96.44% match | ΔE 3.56

#F3BD32 Color RAL 085 80 70 - Barberry Yellow

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to ECAF0F.

#E8B900 Color BS 10-E-53 - Canary

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#FFAF15 Color BS 08-E-53 - Yellow

95.11% match | ΔE 4.89

#D3A929 Color BS 10-D-43 - Banana

94.56% match | ΔE 5.44

#F0BC56 Color BS 08-C-31 - Blush Stone

94.47% match | ΔE 5.53

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to ECAF0F.

#F5C71A Color Deep Lemon

92.90% match | ΔE 7.10

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#F4B400 Color Google Yellow

98.32% match | ΔE 1.68

#FFB900 Color Microsoft Yellow

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#E1AD21 Color Urobilin

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#FFB511 Color UC Gold (University of California)

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

Paint color for Hex #ECAF0F

These are the real paint colors closest to hex ECAF0F from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from ECAF0F once it is on a wall.

Behr

Hex color ECAF0F similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #ECAF0F to Behr

#EAB034 Color Midsummer Gold (P280-7)

97.78% match | ΔE 2.22

#F7B930 Color Yellow Groove (HDC-MD-02A)

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#FFBD1B Color Laser Lemon (P290-7)

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

#FFB729 Color Extreme Yellow (P260-7)

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color ECAF0F similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #ECAF0F to Dunn-Edwards

#F9B500 Color Yellow Summer (DEA 118)

97.54% match | ΔE 2.46

#F9B82B Color Hot Sun (DE 5349)

97.13% match | ΔE 2.87

#F5BC1D Color Golden Lock (DEA 121)

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

#E8B447 Color Honey Glow (DE 5354)

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

Sherwin Williams

Hex color ECAF0F similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #ECAF0F to Sherwin Williams

#FDB702 Color Goldfinch (SW 6905)

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#F8AC1D Color Gusto Gold (SW 6904)

95.73% match | ΔE 4.27

#E1B047 Color Gambol Gold (SW 6690)

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

#EAAE47 Color Brittlebush (SW 6684)

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

Valspar

Hex color ECAF0F similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #ECAF0F to Valspar

#EFB901 Color Illuminate Me (8001-23G)

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

#FFB701 Color Gold Abundance (3003-1A)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#FFB801 Color Sunspark (3010-2)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#FFBD27 Color Golden Treasure (3004-1A)

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

Benjamin Moore

Hex color ECAF0F similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #ECAF0F to Benjamin Moore

#FFB700 Color Golden Nugget (2019-20)

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#FFB600 Color Lemon Shine (2020-20)

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

#FFBD00 Color Yellow Flash (2021-10)

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

#FFB000 Color Bumble Bee Yellow (2020-10)

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

PPG Paints

Hex color ECAF0F similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #ECAF0F to PPG Paints

#FFBC35 Color Fall Gold (PPG1205-7)

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

#E3B34C Color Va Va Voom (PPG1210-6)

95.14% match | ΔE 4.86

#D8AD39 Color Yarrow (PPG1214-7)

94.97% match | ΔE 5.03

#D6A332 Color Curry Sauce (PPG1210-7)

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

Farrow & Ball

Hex color ECAF0F similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #ECAF0F to Farrow & Ball

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

91.65% match | ΔE 8.35

#E69F43 Color Dutch Orange (W76)

90.98% match | ΔE 9.02

#E0BE6E Color Corngold (9915)

90.39% match | ΔE 9.61

#E1B06E Color Orangery (70)

89.60% match | ΔE 10.40

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#ECAF0F color palettes and scheme combination

5C4406

8C6809

BC8B0C

ECAF0F

F3C03B

F6CF6B

F9DF9B

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

EC0F4C

EC410F

ECAF0F

BBEC0F

4CEC0F

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

ECAF0F

0FECAF

AF0FEC

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

ECAF0F

0FEC41

0F4CEC

EC0FBA

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

ECAF0F

EDB727

EFBF3F

F1C757

F3CF6F

F5D787

F7DF9F

F9E7B7

FBEFCF

FDF7E7

FFFFFF

Xanthous* - #ECAF0F Tints

ECAF0F

D49D0D

BC8C0C

A57A0A

8D6909

765707

5E4506

463404

2F2303

171101

000000

Xanthous* - #ECAF0F Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#ECAF0F

Xanthous*

#0F4CEC

Byzantine Blue*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #ECAF0F?

Color that best contrast with #ECAF0F is #0F4CEC, color name is Byzantine Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.