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#ECBD0E

#ecbd0e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecbd0e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 74.12% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.92% magenta, 94.07% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 47.3°, with 88.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5426

Complementary

  1. #ecbd0e
  2. #0e3dec

Split complementary

  1. #ecbd0e
  2. #0eacec
  3. #4e0eec

Analogous

  1. #ec4e0e
  2. #ecbd0e
  3. #acec0e

Triadic

  1. #ecbd0e
  2. #0eecbd
  3. #bd0eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecbd0e
  2. #3dec0e
  3. #0e3dec
  4. #bd0eec

Square

  1. #ecbd0e
  2. #0eec4e
  3. #0e3dec
  4. #ec0eac

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4905
  2. #a4830a
  3. #ecbd0e
  4. #f5d252
  5. #f9e59a

Shades

#ecbd0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecbd0e
  2. #d4aa0d
  3. #bd970b
  4. #a5840a
  5. #8e7108
  6. #765f07
  7. #5e4c06
  8. #473904
  9. #2f2603
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecbd0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecbd0e
  2. #eec426
  3. #f0ca3e
  4. #f2d156
  5. #f4d76e
  6. #f6de87
  7. #f7e59f
  8. #f9ebb7
  9. #fbf2cf
  10. #fdf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecbd0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecbd0e
  2. #e1b719
  3. #d6b125
  4. #ccab30
  5. #c1a53c
  6. #b69f47
  7. #ab9852
  8. #a0925e
  9. #968c69
  10. #8b8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c822 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c41c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecbd0e {
  color: #ecbd0e;
}
Background
.bg-ecbd0e {
  background-color: #ecbd0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecbd0e {
  border: 2px solid #ecbd0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecbd0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 189 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 89% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecbd0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecbd0e, #acec0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecbd0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 189 14 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.17 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.13 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.38 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.61 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.65 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.00 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.31 #1342f1 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecbd0e  rgb(236, 189, 14)  hsl(47, 89%, 49%)  Saffron
#0e3dec  rgb(14, 61, 236)  hsl(227, 89%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#0eecbd  rgb(14, 236, 189)  hsl(167, 89%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#bd0eec  rgb(189, 14, 236)  hsl(287, 89%, 49%)  Electric Purple