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#ECAE19

#ecae19 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecae19 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 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 89.41% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 42.37°, with 84.74% saturation and 51.18% 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 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.4818

Complementary

  1. #ecae19
  2. #1957ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecae19
  2. #19c1ec
  3. #4519ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4519
  2. #ecae19
  3. #c1ec19

Triadic

  1. #ecae19
  2. #19ecae
  3. #ae19ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecae19
  2. #57ec19
  3. #1957ec
  4. #ae19ec

Square

  1. #ecae19
  2. #19ec45
  3. #1957ec
  4. #ec19c1

Monochromatic

  1. #644908
  2. #aa7c0e
  3. #ecae19
  4. #f2c760
  5. #f8e0a6

Shades

#ecae19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecae19
  2. #d49d17
  3. #bd8b14
  4. #a57a12
  5. #8e680f
  6. #76570d
  7. #5e460a
  8. #473408
  9. #2f2305
  10. #181103
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecae19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecae19
  2. #eeb630
  3. #f0be47
  4. #f2c65e
  5. #f4ce75
  6. #f6d78c
  7. #f7dfa3
  8. #f9e7ba
  9. #fbefd1
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecae19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecae19
  2. #e1a923
  3. #d6a52e
  4. #cca038
  5. #c19c42
  6. #b6974d
  7. #ab9257
  8. #a08e61
  9. #96896b
  10. #8b8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb820 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a377 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecae19 {
  color: #ecae19;
}
Background
.bg-ecae19 {
  background-color: #ecae19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecae19 {
  border: 2px solid #ecae19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecae19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 174 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecae19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecae19, #c1ec19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecae19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 174 25 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.62 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.37 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.59 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.85 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.70 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.89 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.03 #1351e6 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ecae19  rgb(236, 174, 25)  hsl(42, 85%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#1957ec  rgb(25, 87, 236)  hsl(222, 85%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#19ecae  rgb(25, 236, 174)  hsl(162, 85%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae19ec  rgb(174, 25, 236)  hsl(282, 85%, 51%)  Electric Purple