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#ECAF23

#ecaf23 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecaf23 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.85% magenta, 85.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 41.79°, with 84.1% saturation and 53.14% 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 10.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.4861

Complementary

  1. #ecaf23
  2. #2360ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecaf23
  2. #23c5ec
  3. #4b23ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4b23
  2. #ecaf23
  3. #c5ec23

Triadic

  1. #ecaf23
  2. #23ecaf
  3. #af23ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecaf23
  2. #60ec23
  3. #2360ec
  4. #af23ec

Square

  1. #ecaf23
  2. #23ec4b
  3. #2360ec
  4. #ec23c5

Monochromatic

  1. #6d4f09
  2. #b3810f
  3. #ecaf23
  4. #f2c969
  5. #f8e2b0

Shades

#ecaf23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecaf23
  2. #d49e20
  3. #bd8c1c
  4. #a57b19
  5. #8e6915
  6. #765812
  7. #5e460e
  8. #47350b
  9. #2f2307
  10. #181204
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecaf23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecaf23
  2. #eeb739
  3. #f0bf4f
  4. #f2c765
  5. #f4cf7b
  6. #f6d791
  7. #f7dfa7
  8. #f9e7bd
  9. #fbefd3
  10. #fdf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecaf23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecaf23
  2. #e1aa2c
  3. #d6a636
  4. #cca13f
  5. #c19c48
  6. #b69852
  7. #ab935b
  8. #a08e64
  9. #96896d
  10. #8b8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7b00a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a479 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecaf23 {
  color: #ecaf23;
}
Background
.bg-ecaf23 {
  background-color: #ecaf23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecaf23 {
  border: 2px solid #ecaf23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecaf23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 175 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecaf23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecaf23, #c5ec23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecaf23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 175 35 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.05 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.61 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.88 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.71 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.00 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.01 #1350dc Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ecaf23  rgb(236, 175, 35)  hsl(42, 84%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#2360ec  rgb(35, 96, 236)  hsl(222, 84%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#23ecaf  rgb(35, 236, 175)  hsl(162, 84%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#af23ec  rgb(175, 35, 236)  hsl(282, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple