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#ECB006

#ecb006 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecb006 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 69.02% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.42% magenta, 97.46% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 44.35°, with 95.04% saturation and 47.45% 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 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.489

Complementary

  1. #ecb006
  2. #0642ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecb006
  2. #06b5ec
  3. #3d06ec

Analogous

  1. #ec3d06
  2. #ecb006
  3. #b5ec06

Triadic

  1. #ecb006
  2. #06ecb0
  3. #b006ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecb006
  2. #42ec06
  3. #0642ec
  4. #b006ec

Square

  1. #ecb006
  2. #06ec3d
  3. #0642ec
  4. #ec06b5

Monochromatic

  1. #574102
  2. #a17804
  3. #ecb006
  4. #facb44
  5. #fce08f

Shades

#ecb006 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecb006
  2. #d49e05
  3. #bd8d05
  4. #a57b04
  5. #8e6a04
  6. #765803
  7. #5e4602
  8. #473502
  9. #2f2301
  10. #181201
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecb006 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecb006
  2. #eeb81f
  3. #f0c038
  4. #f2c851
  5. #f4d06a
  6. #f6d883
  7. #f7df9b
  8. #f9e7b4
  9. #fbefcd
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecb006 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecb006
  2. #e1ab12
  3. #d6a61e
  4. #cca22b
  5. #c19d37
  6. #b69843
  7. #ab934f
  8. #a08e5b
  9. #968a68
  10. #8b8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c01a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ba14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a577 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecb006 {
  color: #ecb006;
}
Background
.bg-ecb006 {
  background-color: #ecb006;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecb006 {
  border: 2px solid #ecb006;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecb006;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 176 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 95% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecb006 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecb006, #b5ec06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecb006 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 176 6 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.00 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.16 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.78 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.19 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.50 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.77 #134ff9 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ecb006  rgb(236, 176, 6)  hsl(44, 95%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#0642ec  rgb(6, 66, 236)  hsl(224, 95%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#06ecb0  rgb(6, 236, 176)  hsl(164, 95%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#b006ec  rgb(176, 6, 236)  hsl(284, 95%, 47%)  Vivid Violet