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#ECBC12

#ecbc12 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecbc12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 73.73% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.34% magenta, 92.37% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 46.79°, with 85.83% saturation and 49.8% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.5384

Complementary

  1. #ecbc12
  2. #1242ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecbc12
  2. #12afec
  3. #4f12ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4f12
  2. #ecbc12
  3. #afec12

Triadic

  1. #ecbc12
  2. #12ecbc
  3. #bc12ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecbc12
  2. #42ec12
  3. #1242ec
  4. #bc12ec

Square

  1. #ecbc12
  2. #12ec4f
  3. #1242ec
  4. #ec12af

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4b07
  2. #a5830d
  3. #ecbc12
  4. #f2d058
  5. #f8e49f

Shades

#ecbc12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecbc12
  2. #d4a910
  3. #bd960e
  4. #a5840d
  5. #8e710b
  6. #765e09
  7. #5e4b07
  8. #473805
  9. #2f2604
  10. #181302
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecbc12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecbc12
  2. #eec32a
  3. #f0c941
  4. #f2d059
  5. #f4d771
  6. #f6de89
  7. #f7e4a0
  8. #f9ebb8
  9. #fbf2d0
  10. #fdf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecbc12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecbc12
  2. #e1b61d
  3. #d6b028
  4. #ccaa33
  5. #c1a43e
  6. #b69e49
  7. #ab9854
  8. #a0925f
  9. #968c6a
  10. #8b8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc724 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c31e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecbc12 {
  color: #ecbc12;
}
Background
.bg-ecbc12 {
  background-color: #ecbc12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecbc12 {
  border: 2px solid #ecbc12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecbc12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 188 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecbc12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecbc12, #afec12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecbc12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 188 18 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.21 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.35 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.55 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.74 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.10 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.10 #1343ed Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecbc12  rgb(236, 188, 18)  hsl(47, 86%, 50%)  Saffron
#1242ec  rgb(18, 66, 236)  hsl(227, 86%, 50%)  Iris
#12ecbc  rgb(18, 236, 188)  hsl(167, 86%, 50%)  Aquamarine
#bc12ec  rgb(188, 18, 236)  hsl(287, 86%, 50%)  Electric Purple