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#ECBD24

#ecbd24 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecbd24 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.92% magenta, 84.75% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 45.9°, with 84.03% saturation and 53.33% 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 11.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5436

Complementary

  1. #ecbd24
  2. #2453ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecbd24
  2. #24b7ec
  3. #5924ec

Analogous

  1. #ec5924
  2. #ecbd24
  3. #b7ec24

Triadic

  1. #ecbd24
  2. #24ecbd
  3. #bd24ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecbd24
  2. #53ec24
  3. #2453ec
  4. #bd24ec

Square

  1. #ecbd24
  2. #24ec59
  3. #2453ec
  4. #ec24b7

Monochromatic

  1. #6d560a
  2. #b48d10
  3. #ecbd24
  4. #f2d26a
  5. #f8e7b1

Shades

#ecbd24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecbd24
  2. #d4aa20
  3. #bd971d
  4. #a58419
  5. #8e7116
  6. #765f12
  7. #5e4c0e
  8. #47390b
  9. #2f2607
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecbd24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecbd24
  2. #eec43a
  3. #f0ca50
  4. #f2d166
  5. #f4d77c
  6. #f6de92
  7. #f7e5a7
  8. #f9ebbd
  9. #fbf2d3
  10. #fdf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecbd24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecbd24
  2. #e1b72d
  3. #d6b136
  4. #ccab40
  5. #c1a549
  6. #b69f52
  7. #ab985b
  8. #a09264
  9. #968c6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c830 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debc05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c42b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8b382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecbd24 {
  color: #ecbd24;
}
Background
.bg-ecbd24 {
  background-color: #ecbd24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecbd24 {
  border: 2px solid #ecbd24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecbd24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 189 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecbd24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecbd24, #b7ec24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecbd24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 189 36 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.80 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.82 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.26 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.68 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.76 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.89 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.26 #1342db Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecbd24  rgb(236, 189, 36)  hsl(46, 84%, 53%)  Saffron
#2453ec  rgb(36, 83, 236)  hsl(226, 84%, 53%)  Iris
#24ecbd  rgb(36, 236, 189)  hsl(166, 84%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#bd24ec  rgb(189, 36, 236)  hsl(286, 84%, 53%)  Electric Purple