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#ECAF18

#ecaf18 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecaf18 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 68.63% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.85% magenta, 89.83% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 42.74°, with 84.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.4856

Complementary

  1. #ecaf18
  2. #1855ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecaf18
  2. #18bfec
  3. #4518ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4518
  2. #ecaf18
  3. #bfec18

Triadic

  1. #ecaf18
  2. #18ecaf
  3. #af18ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecaf18
  2. #55ec18
  3. #1855ec
  4. #af18ec

Square

  1. #ecaf18
  2. #18ec45
  3. #1855ec
  4. #ec18bf

Monochromatic

  1. #634908
  2. #aa7d0e
  3. #ecaf18
  4. #f2c75f
  5. #f8e0a5

Shades

#ecaf18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecaf18
  2. #d49e16
  3. #bd8c13
  4. #a57b11
  5. #8e690e
  6. #76580c
  7. #5e460a
  8. #473507
  9. #2f2305
  10. #181202
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecaf18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecaf18
  2. #eeb72f
  3. #f0bf46
  4. #f2c75d
  5. #f4cf74
  6. #f6d78c
  7. #f7dfa3
  8. #f9e7ba
  9. #fbefd1
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecaf18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecaf18
  2. #e1aa22
  3. #d6a62d
  4. #cca137
  5. #c19c42
  6. #b6984c
  7. #ab9356
  8. #a08e61
  9. #96896b
  10. #8b8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb91f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a477 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecaf18 {
  color: #ecaf18;
}
Background
.bg-ecaf18 {
  background-color: #ecaf18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecaf18 {
  border: 2px solid #ecaf18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecaf18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 175 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecaf18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecaf18, #bfec18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecaf18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 175 24 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.70 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.09 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.58 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.99 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.36 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.70 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.96 #1350e7 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ecaf18  rgb(236, 175, 24)  hsl(43, 85%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#1855ec  rgb(24, 85, 236)  hsl(223, 85%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#18ecaf  rgb(24, 236, 175)  hsl(163, 85%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#af18ec  rgb(175, 24, 236)  hsl(283, 85%, 51%)  Electric Purple