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#ECB01E

#ecb01e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecb01e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.42% magenta, 87.29% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 42.52°, 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 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.4898

Complementary

  1. #ecb01e
  2. #1e5aec

Split complementary

  1. #ecb01e
  2. #1ec1ec
  3. #491eec

Analogous

  1. #ec491e
  2. #ecb01e
  3. #c1ec1e

Triadic

  1. #ecb01e
  2. #1eecb0
  3. #b01eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecb01e
  2. #5aec1e
  3. #1e5aec
  4. #b01eec

Square

  1. #ecb01e
  2. #1eec49
  3. #1e5aec
  4. #ec1ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #684c09
  2. #af800f
  3. #ecb01e
  4. #f2c965
  5. #f8e2ab

Shades

#ecb01e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecb01e
  2. #d49e1b
  3. #bd8d18
  4. #a57b15
  5. #8e6a12
  6. #76580f
  7. #5e460c
  8. #473509
  9. #2f2306
  10. #181203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecb01e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecb01e
  2. #eeb835
  3. #f0c04b
  4. #f2c862
  5. #f4d078
  6. #f6d88f
  7. #f7dfa5
  8. #f9e7bc
  9. #fbefd2
  10. #fdf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecb01e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecb01e
  2. #e1ab28
  3. #d6a632
  4. #cca23b
  5. #c19d45
  6. #b6984f
  7. #ab9359
  8. #a08e63
  9. #968a6c
  10. #8b8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c028 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ba24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a579 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecb01e {
  color: #ecb01e;
}
Background
.bg-ecb01e {
  background-color: #ecb01e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecb01e {
  border: 2px solid #ecb01e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecb01e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 176 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecb01e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecb01e, #c1ec1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecb01e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 176 30 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.77 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.49 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.16 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.21 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.55 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.69 #134fe1 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ecb01e  rgb(236, 176, 30)  hsl(43, 84%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#1e5aec  rgb(30, 90, 236)  hsl(223, 84%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#1eecb0  rgb(30, 236, 176)  hsl(163, 84%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#b01eec  rgb(176, 30, 236)  hsl(283, 84%, 52%)  Electric Purple