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#ECBD1A

#ecbd1a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecbd1a 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 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.92% magenta, 88.98% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 46.57°, with 84.68% saturation and 51.37% 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.95.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.543

Complementary

  1. #ecbd1a
  2. #1a49ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecbd1a
  2. #1ab2ec
  3. #541aec

Analogous

  1. #ec541a
  2. #ecbd1a
  3. #b2ec1a

Triadic

  1. #ecbd1a
  2. #1aecbd
  3. #bd1aec

Tetradic

  1. #ecbd1a
  2. #49ec1a
  3. #1a49ec
  4. #bd1aec

Square

  1. #ecbd1a
  2. #1aec54
  3. #1a49ec
  4. #ec1ab2

Monochromatic

  1. #655008
  2. #ab880e
  3. #ecbd1a
  4. #f2d161
  5. #f8e6a7

Shades

#ecbd1a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecbd1a
  2. #d4aa17
  3. #bd9715
  4. #a58412
  5. #8e7110
  6. #765f0d
  7. #5e4c0a
  8. #473908
  9. #2f2605
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecbd1a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecbd1a
  2. #eec431
  3. #f0ca48
  4. #f2d15f
  5. #f4d776
  6. #f6de8d
  7. #f7e5a3
  8. #f9ebba
  9. #fbf2d1
  10. #fdf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecbd1a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecbd1a
  2. #e1b724
  3. #d6b12e
  4. #ccab39
  5. #c1a543
  6. #b69f4d
  7. #ab9857
  8. #a09261
  9. #968c6c
  10. #8b8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c829 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8b381 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecbd1a {
  color: #ecbd1a;
}
Background
.bg-ecbd1a {
  background-color: #ecbd1a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecbd1a {
  border: 2px solid #ecbd1a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecbd1a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 189 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecbd1a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecbd1a, #b2ec1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecbd1a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 189 26 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.95 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.15 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.27 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.52 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.61 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.92 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.26 #1342e5 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecbd1a  rgb(236, 189, 26)  hsl(47, 85%, 51%)  Saffron
#1a49ec  rgb(26, 73, 236)  hsl(227, 85%, 51%)  Iris
#1aecbd  rgb(26, 236, 189)  hsl(167, 85%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#bd1aec  rgb(189, 26, 236)  hsl(287, 85%, 51%)  Electric Purple