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#ECAE00

#ecae00 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecae00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 68.24% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 100% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 44.24°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.481

Complementary

  1. #ecae00
  2. #003eec

Split complementary

  1. #ecae00
  2. #00b4ec
  3. #3800ec

Analogous

  1. #ec3800
  2. #ecae00
  3. #b4ec00

Triadic

  1. #ecae00
  2. #00ecae
  3. #ae00ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecae00
  2. #3eec00
  3. #003eec
  4. #ae00ec

Square

  1. #ecae00
  2. #00ec38
  3. #003eec
  4. #ec00b4

Monochromatic

  1. #533d00
  2. #9f7600
  3. #ecae00
  4. #ffcb39
  5. #ffdf86

Shades

#ecae00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecae00
  2. #d49d00
  3. #bd8b00
  4. #a57a00
  5. #8e6800
  6. #765700
  7. #5e4600
  8. #473400
  9. #2f2300
  10. #181100
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecae00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecae00
  2. #eeb61a
  3. #f0be33
  4. #f2c64d
  5. #f4ce66
  6. #f6d780
  7. #f7df99
  8. #f9e7b3
  9. #fbefcc
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecae00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecae00
  2. #e1a90d
  3. #d6a51a
  4. #cca026
  5. #c19c33
  6. #b69740
  7. #ab924d
  8. #a08e5a
  9. #968966
  10. #8b8573
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb80f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a375 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecae00 {
  color: #ecae00;
}
Background
.bg-ecae00 {
  background-color: #ecae00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecae00 {
  border: 2px solid #ecae00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecae00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 174 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecae00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecae00, #b4ec00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecae00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 174 0 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.83 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.52 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.55 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.18 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.32 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.70 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.15 #1351ff Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ecae00  rgb(236, 174, 0)  hsl(44, 100%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#003eec  rgb(0, 62, 236)  hsl(224, 100%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#00ecae  rgb(0, 236, 174)  hsl(164, 100%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae00ec  rgb(174, 0, 236)  hsl(284, 100%, 46%)  Vivid Violet