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What color is ECAF15?

The RGB color code for color number #ECAF15 is RGB(236, 175, 21). In the RGB color model, #ECAF15 has a red value of 236, a green value of 175, and a blue value of 21. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 25.8% magenta, 91.1% yellow, and 7.5% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 43° (degrees), 85.0 % saturation, and 50.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #ECAF15 has a hue of 43° (degrees), 91.1 % saturation and 92.5 % brightness/value.



Color ECAF15 is cool or warm?

Color ECAF15 is a warm color.



What is the LRV of #ECAF15? (For interior and product design)

ECAF15 has an LRV of nearly 49. 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

#ECAF15

Light Color


Compare LRV 49 of #ECAF15 with dark and light Color




Is #ECAF15 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color ECAF15 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 #ECAF15 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB


RGBA / RGB

RGB(236, 175, 21)
Red
236 (92.5%)
Green
175 (68.6%)
Blue
21 (8.2%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
25.85%
Yellow
91.10%
Key
7.45%

HSL

HSL(42.98deg, 85.0 %, 50.4 %)

Hue
42.98°
Saturation
84.98 %.
Lightness
50.39 %.

RYB

RYB(75, 166, 15)
Red
75 (29.5%)
Yellow
166 (65.1%)
Blue
15 (5.8%)

HSV/HSB

Hue
42.98°
Saturation
91.10 %.
Brightness / Value
92.55 %.

HWB

H: 42.98°

W: 8.24 %

B: 7.45 %

XYZ

X : 50.06

Y : 48.55

Z : 7.44

YXY

Y1 : 48.55

X : 0.47

Y2 : 0.46

CMY

C : 7.45%

M : 31.37%

Y : 91.76%


LRV

~ 48.5 %

Munsell Color System

2.4Y 7.4/13.4

CIE-Lab

L : 75.17

A : 10.81

B : 75.42

CIE-Lch

L : 75.17

C : 76.19

H : 81.84

CIE-Luv

L : 75.17

U : 51.07

V : 75.65

Hunter-Lab

L : 69.68

A : 6.31

B : 42.44






Color Names and Paint



Color Name of HEX #ECAF15


Here are the colors similar to ECAF15. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.



#F1B42F
Xanthous
ΔE - 1.79 (98.2% similar)
#E1AD01
Mustard Yellow
ΔE - 2.70 (97.3% similar)
#FFBA00
Selective yellow
ΔE - 3.71 (96.3% similar)
#DAA520
Goldenrod
ΔE - 3.73 (96.3% similar)




Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS


Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to ECAF15.


#F0B323
PANTONE 7409 C
ΔE - 1.12 (98.9% similar)
#EAAA00
PANTONE 124 C
ΔE - 1.39 (98.6% similar)
#F1B300
PANTONE 3514 C
ΔE - 1.43 (98.6% similar)
#F1B434
PANTONE 143 C
ΔE - 2.14 (97.9% similar)


RAL Classic


RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to ECAF15.


#F7B500
RAL 1023 - Traffic Yellow
ΔE - 2.22 (97.8% similar)
#F6B600
RAL 1021 - Colza Yellow
ΔE - 2.26 (97.7% similar)
#E2A300
RAL 1032 - Broom Yellow
ΔE - 3.22 (96.8% similar)
#DDAF27
RAL 1012 - Lemon Yellow
ΔE - 3.82 (96.2% similar)


Pantone TCX


Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to ECAF15.




RAL Design


RAL Design color similar/equivalent to ECAF15.




British Standard 4800


British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to ECAF15.


#E8B900
BS 10-E-53 - Canary
ΔE - 4.74 (95.3% similar)
#FFAF15
BS 08-E-53 - Yellow
ΔE - 4.79 (95.2% similar)
#F0BC56
BS 08-C-31 - Blush Stone
ΔE - 5.36 (94.6% similar)
#D3A929
BS 10-D-43 - Banana
ΔE - 5.42 (94.6% similar)


Pantone TPX


Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to ECAF15.


#F5C71A
Deep Lemon
ΔE - 7.19 (92.8% similar)


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#F4B400
Google Yellow
ΔE - 1.77 (98.2% similar)
#FFB900
Microsoft Yellow
ΔE - 3.63 (96.4% similar)
#E1AD21
Urobilin
ΔE - 2.40 (97.6% similar)




Paint color for Hex #ECAF15


Here are the paint colors similar to ECAF15. Delta E (ΔE) is the measure of the difference between two colors. Delta E is measured on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 means exact match, and 100 is the highest difference.


Behr

Hex color ECAF15 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #ECAF15 to Behr


#EAB034
Midsummer Gold (P280-7)
ΔE - 1.99 (98.0% similar)
#F7B930
Yellow Groove (HDC-MD-02A)
ΔE - 2.76 (97.2% similar)
#FFB729
Extreme Yellow (P260-7)
ΔE - 3.88 (96.1% similar)
#FFBD1B
Laser Lemon (P290-7)
ΔE - 3.94 (96.1% similar)


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color ECAF15 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #ECAF15 to Dunn-Edwards


#F9B500
Yellow Summer (DEA 118)
ΔE - 2.50 (97.5% similar)
#F9B82B
Hot Sun (DE 5349)
ΔE - 2.78 (97.2% similar)
#F5BC1D
Golden Lock (DEA 121)
ΔE - 3.48 (96.5% similar)
#E8B447
Honey Glow (DE 5354)
ΔE - 3.79 (96.2% similar)


Sherwin Williams

Hex color ECAF15 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #ECAF15 to Sherwin Williams


#FDB702
Goldfinch (SW 6905)
ΔE - 3.21 (96.8% similar)
#F8AC1D
Gusto Gold (SW 6904)
ΔE - 4.13 (95.9% similar)
#E1B047
Gambol Gold (SW 6690)
ΔE - 4.36 (95.6% similar)
#EAAE47
Brittlebush (SW 6684)
ΔE - 4.59 (95.4% similar)


Valspar

Hex color ECAF15 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #ECAF15 to Valspar


#EFB901
Illuminate Me (8001-23G)
ΔE - 3.50 (96.5% similar)
#FFB701
Gold Abundance (3003-1A)
ΔE - 3.55 (96.4% similar)
#FFB801
Sunspark (3010-2)
ΔE - 3.57 (96.4% similar)
#E9B745
Mustard Glaze (3006-3A)
ΔE - 3.83 (96.2% similar)


Benjamin Moore

Hex color ECAF15 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #ECAF15 to Benjamin Moore


#FFB700
Golden Nugget (2019-20)
ΔE - 3.56 (96.4% similar)
#FFB600
Lemon Shine (2020-20)
ΔE - 3.57 (96.4% similar)
#FFBD00
Yellow Flash (2021-10)
ΔE - 4.13 (95.9% similar)
#EAA731
Yellow Marigold (2155-30)
ΔE - 4.27 (95.7% similar)


PPG Paints

Hex color ECAF15 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #ECAF15 to PPG Paints


#FFBC35
Fall Gold (PPG1205-7)
ΔE - 4.09 (95.9% similar)
#E3B34C
Va Va Voom (PPG1210-6)
ΔE - 4.68 (95.3% similar)
#D8AD39
Yarrow (PPG1214-7)
ΔE - 4.95 (95.0% similar)
#D6A332
Curry Sauce (PPG1210-7)
ΔE - 5.10 (94.9% similar)







Color Combinations


#ECAF15 color palettes and scheme combination


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.

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.

Triadic Color Palette

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

Tetradic Color Palette

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




Complementary / Opposite Color



ECAF15
Xanthous*

1552EC
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 #ECAF15?

Color that best contrast with #ECAF15 is #1552EC, 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.


What color compliments #ECAF15?

Complementary or Opposite color for #ECAF15 is #1552EC, color name is Byzantine Blue*.





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