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#ECBC2A

#ecbc2a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecbc2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.34% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 45.15°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5397

Complementary

  1. #ecbc2a
  2. #2a5aec

Split complementary

  1. #ecbc2a
  2. #2abbec
  3. #5b2aec

Analogous

  1. #ec5b2a
  2. #ecbc2a
  3. #bbec2a

Triadic

  1. #ecbc2a
  2. #2aecbc
  3. #bc2aec

Tetradic

  1. #ecbc2a
  2. #5aec2a
  3. #2a5aec
  4. #bc2aec

Square

  1. #ecbc2a
  2. #2aec5b
  3. #2a5aec
  4. #ec2abb

Monochromatic

  1. #73590a
  2. #b98f11
  3. #ecbc2a
  4. #f2d270
  5. #f9e8b6

Shades

#ecbc2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecbc2a
  2. #d4a926
  3. #bd9622
  4. #a5841d
  5. #8e7119
  6. #765e15
  7. #5e4b11
  8. #47380d
  9. #2f2608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecbc2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecbc2a
  2. #eec33f
  3. #f0c955
  4. #f2d06a
  5. #f4d77f
  6. #f6de95
  7. #f7e4aa
  8. #f9ebbf
  9. #fbf2d4
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecbc2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecbc2a
  2. #e1b633
  3. #d6b03b
  4. #ccaa44
  5. #c1a44c
  6. #b69e55
  7. #ab985e
  8. #a09266
  9. #968c6f
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc734 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debb15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c330 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8b282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecbc2a {
  color: #ecbc2a;
}
Background
.bg-ecbc2a {
  background-color: #ecbc2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecbc2a {
  border: 2px solid #ecbc2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecbc2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 188 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecbc2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecbc2a, #bbec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecbc2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 188 42 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.99 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.29 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.36 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.76 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.08 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.14 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.30 #1343d5 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecbc2a  rgb(236, 188, 42)  hsl(45, 84%, 55%)  Saffron
#2a5aec  rgb(42, 90, 236)  hsl(225, 84%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2aecbc  rgb(42, 236, 188)  hsl(165, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bc2aec  rgb(188, 42, 236)  hsl(285, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple