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#ECAE1E

#ecae1e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecae1e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 87.29% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 41.94°, with 84.43% saturation and 52.16% 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 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.482

Complementary

  1. #ecae1e
  2. #1e5cec

Split complementary

  1. #ecae1e
  2. #1ec3ec
  3. #471eec

Analogous

  1. #ec471e
  2. #ecae1e
  3. #c3ec1e

Triadic

  1. #ecae1e
  2. #1eecae
  3. #ae1eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecae1e
  2. #5cec1e
  3. #1e5cec
  4. #ae1eec

Square

  1. #ecae1e
  2. #1eec47
  3. #1e5cec
  4. #ec1ec3

Monochromatic

  1. #684b09
  2. #af7f0f
  3. #ecae1e
  4. #f2c765
  5. #f8e1ab

Shades

#ecae1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecae1e
  2. #d49d1b
  3. #bd8b18
  4. #a57a15
  5. #8e6812
  6. #76570f
  7. #5e460c
  8. #473409
  9. #2f2306
  10. #181103
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecae1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecae1e
  2. #eeb635
  3. #f0be4b
  4. #f2c662
  5. #f4ce78
  6. #f6d78f
  7. #f7dfa5
  8. #f9e7bc
  9. #fbefd2
  10. #fdf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecae1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecae1e
  2. #e1a928
  3. #d6a532
  4. #cca03b
  5. #c19c45
  6. #b6974f
  7. #ab9259
  8. #a08e63
  9. #96896c
  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 #cfb494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb824 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a377 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecae1e {
  color: #ecae1e;
}
Background
.bg-ecae1e {
  background-color: #ecae1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecae1e {
  border: 2px solid #ecae1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecae1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 174 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecae1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecae1e, #c3ec1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecae1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 174 30 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.35 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.41 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.98 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.76 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.85 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.16 #1351e1 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ecae1e  rgb(236, 174, 30)  hsl(42, 84%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#1e5cec  rgb(30, 92, 236)  hsl(222, 84%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#1eecae  rgb(30, 236, 174)  hsl(162, 84%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae1eec  rgb(174, 30, 236)  hsl(282, 84%, 52%)  Electric Purple