What color is #ECAE58?

#ECAE58 is a light, moderate orange known as Shiny Trumpet. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shiny Trumpet?

The RGB value is 236, 174, 88: 236 red, 174 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shiny Trumpet?

The complementary color is #5896EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECAE58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shiny Trumpet color: hex code #ECAE58

#ECAE58 rgb(236, 174, 88)

Shades of orange

Shiny Trumpet has the hex code #ECAE58. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 68.2% green and 34.5% blue (236, 174, 88).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 80% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 63% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

Shiny Trumpet (#ECAE58) color codes

HEX	`#ECAE58`
RGB	`rgb(236, 174, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 68.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 80%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 63%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 63%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.34, 13.92, 52.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.34, 53.89, 75.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.493, 48.813, 15.941)`
Decimal	`15511128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shiny Trumpet, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ECAE58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECAE58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ECAE58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecae58; }
.text { color: #ecae58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecae58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 174 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecae58, #e0ec58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #ECAE58 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ECAE58?: #ECAE58 is a light, moderate orange known as Shiny Trumpet. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shiny Trumpet?: The RGB value is 236, 174, 88: 236 red, 174 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shiny Trumpet?: The complementary color is #5896EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECAE58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.