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#ECBC15

#ecbc15 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecbc15 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 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.34% magenta, 91.1% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 46.6°, with 84.98% saturation and 50.39% 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 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.5385

Complementary

  1. #ecbc15
  2. #1545ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecbc15
  2. #15b1ec
  3. #5015ec

Analogous

  1. #ec5015
  2. #ecbc15
  3. #b1ec15

Triadic

  1. #ecbc15
  2. #15ecbc
  3. #bc15ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecbc15
  2. #45ec15
  3. #1545ec
  4. #bc15ec

Square

  1. #ecbc15
  2. #15ec50
  3. #1545ec
  4. #ec15b1

Monochromatic

  1. #604c08
  2. #a7850e
  3. #ecbc15
  4. #f2d05c
  5. #f7e5a2

Shades

#ecbc15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecbc15
  2. #d4a913
  3. #bd9611
  4. #a5840f
  5. #8e710d
  6. #765e0b
  7. #5e4b08
  8. #473806
  9. #2f2604
  10. #181302
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecbc15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecbc15
  2. #eec32c
  3. #f0c944
  4. #f2d05b
  5. #f4d773
  6. #f6de8a
  7. #f7e4a1
  8. #f9ebb9
  9. #fbf2d0
  10. #fdf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecbc15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecbc15
  2. #e1b620
  3. #d6b02a
  4. #ccaa35
  5. #c1a440
  6. #b69e4b
  7. #ab9855
  8. #a09260
  9. #968c6b
  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 #dfc726 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c320 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecbc15 {
  color: #ecbc15;
}
Background
.bg-ecbc15 {
  background-color: #ecbc15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecbc15 {
  border: 2px solid #ecbc15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecbc15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 188 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 85% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecbc15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecbc15, #b1ec15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecbc15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 188 21 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.16 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.26 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.55 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.78 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.08 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.09 #1343ea Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecbc15  rgb(236, 188, 21)  hsl(47, 85%, 50%)  Saffron
#1545ec  rgb(21, 69, 236)  hsl(227, 85%, 50%)  Iris
#15ecbc  rgb(21, 236, 188)  hsl(167, 85%, 50%)  Aquamarine
#bc15ec  rgb(188, 21, 236)  hsl(287, 85%, 50%)  Electric Purple