What color is #ECAB3F?

#ECAB3F is a vivid orange known as Yakitori. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yakitori?

The RGB value is 236, 171, 63: 236 red, 171 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yakitori?

The complementary color is #3F80EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECAB3F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yakitori color: hex code #ECAB3F

#ECAB3F rgb(236, 171, 63)

Shades of orange

Yakitori has the hex code #ECAB3F. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 67.1% green and 24.7% blue (236, 171, 63).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 82% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 73% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

Yakitori (#ECAB3F) color codes

HEX	`#ECAB3F`
RGB	`rgb(236, 171, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 67.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 82%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 73%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 73%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.4, 14.14, 62.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.4, 63.74, 77.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.056, 47.322, 11.199)`
Decimal	`15510335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yakitori, 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 #ECAB3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECAB3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #ECAB3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecab3f; }
.text { color: #ecab3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecab3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 171 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecab3f, #d7ec3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #ECAB3F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ECAB3F?: #ECAB3F is a vivid orange known as Yakitori. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yakitori?: The RGB value is 236, 171, 63: 236 red, 171 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yakitori?: The complementary color is #3F80EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECAB3F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.