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#ECAD01

#ecad01 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecad01 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 67.84% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.69% magenta, 99.58% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 43.91°, with 99.16% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4772

Complementary

  1. #ecad01
  2. #0140ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecad01
  2. #01b6ec
  3. #3701ec

Analogous

  1. #ec3701
  2. #ecad01
  3. #b6ec01

Triadic

  1. #ecad01
  2. #01ecad
  3. #ad01ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecad01
  2. #40ec01
  3. #0140ec
  4. #ad01ec

Square

  1. #ecad01
  2. #01ec37
  3. #0140ec
  4. #ec01b6

Monochromatic

  1. #543d00
  2. #a07501
  3. #ecad01
  4. #feca3b
  5. #fedf88

Shades

#ecad01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecad01
  2. #d49c01
  3. #bd8a01
  4. #a57901
  5. #8e6801
  6. #765701
  7. #5e4500
  8. #473400
  9. #2f2300
  10. #181100
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecad01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecad01
  2. #eeb51a
  3. #f0bd34
  4. #f2c64d
  5. #f4ce67
  6. #f6d680
  7. #f7de99
  8. #f9e6b3
  9. #fbefcc
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecad01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecad01
  2. #e1a90e
  3. #d6a41a
  4. #cca027
  5. #c19b34
  6. #b69741
  7. #ab924d
  8. #a08e5a
  9. #968967
  10. #8b8573
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb810 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a274 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecad01 {
  color: #ecad01;
}
Background
.bg-ecad01 {
  background-color: #ecad01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecad01 {
  border: 2px solid #ecad01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecad01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 173 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecad01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecad01, #b6ec01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecad01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 173 1 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.77 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.80 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.80 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.65 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.95 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.01 #1352fe Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ecad01  rgb(236, 173, 1)  hsl(44, 99%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#0140ec  rgb(1, 64, 236)  hsl(224, 99%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#01ecad  rgb(1, 236, 173)  hsl(164, 99%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#ad01ec  rgb(173, 1, 236)  hsl(284, 99%, 46%)  Vivid Violet