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#ECB027

#ecb027 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecb027 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.42% magenta, 83.47% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 41.73°, with 83.83% saturation and 53.92% 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.4903

Complementary

  1. #ecb027
  2. #2763ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecb027
  2. #27c5ec
  3. #4e27ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4e27
  2. #ecb027
  3. #c5ec27

Triadic

  1. #ecb027
  2. #27ecb0
  3. #b027ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecb027
  2. #63ec27
  3. #2763ec
  4. #b027ec

Square

  1. #ecb027
  2. #27ec4e
  3. #2763ec
  4. #ec27c5

Monochromatic

  1. #70510a
  2. #b68410
  3. #ecb027
  4. #f2ca6d
  5. #f8e3b4

Shades

#ecb027 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecb027
  2. #d49e23
  3. #bd8d1f
  4. #a57b1b
  5. #8e6a17
  6. #765814
  7. #5e4610
  8. #47350c
  9. #2f2308
  10. #181204
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecb027 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecb027
  2. #eeb83d
  3. #f0c052
  4. #f2c868
  5. #f4d07d
  6. #f6d893
  7. #f7dfa9
  8. #f9e7be
  9. #fbefd4
  10. #fdf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecb027 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecb027
  2. #e1ab30
  3. #d6a639
  4. #cca242
  5. #c19d4b
  6. #b69854
  7. #ab935c
  8. #a08e65
  9. #968a6e
  10. #8b8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c02f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b113 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ba2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a57a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecb027 {
  color: #ecb027;
}
Background
.bg-ecb027 {
  background-color: #ecb027;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecb027 {
  border: 2px solid #ecb027;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecb027;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 176 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecb027 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecb027, #c5ec27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecb027 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 176 39 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.70 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.75 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.79 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.84 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.56 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.86 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.90 #134fd8 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ecb027  rgb(236, 176, 39)  hsl(42, 84%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#2763ec  rgb(39, 99, 236)  hsl(222, 84%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#27ecb0  rgb(39, 236, 176)  hsl(162, 84%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#b027ec  rgb(176, 39, 236)  hsl(282, 84%, 54%)  Electric Purple