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#ECBD29

#ecbd29 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecbd29 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 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.92% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 45.54°, with 83.69% saturation and 54.31% 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 11.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.78.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5439

Complementary

  1. #ecbd29
  2. #2958ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecbd29
  2. #29b9ec
  3. #5b29ec

Analogous

  1. #ec5b29
  2. #ecbd29
  3. #b9ec29

Triadic

  1. #ecbd29
  2. #29ecbd
  3. #bd29ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecbd29
  2. #58ec29
  3. #2958ec
  4. #bd29ec

Square

  1. #ecbd29
  2. #29ec5b
  3. #2958ec
  4. #ec29b9

Monochromatic

  1. #72590a
  2. #b89010
  3. #ecbd29
  4. #f2d36f
  5. #f8e8b6

Shades

#ecbd29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecbd29
  2. #d4aa25
  3. #bd9721
  4. #a5841d
  5. #8e7119
  6. #765f15
  7. #5e4c10
  8. #47390c
  9. #2f2608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecbd29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecbd29
  2. #eec43e
  3. #f0ca54
  4. #f2d169
  5. #f4d77f
  6. #f6de94
  7. #f7e5a9
  8. #f9ebbf
  9. #fbf2d4
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecbd29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecbd29
  2. #e1b732
  3. #d6b13a
  4. #ccab43
  5. #c1a54c
  6. #b69f55
  7. #ab985d
  8. #a09266
  9. #968c6f
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c09d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc833 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debc12 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c42f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8b383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecbd29 {
  color: #ecbd29;
}
Background
.bg-ecbd29 {
  background-color: #ecbd29;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecbd29 {
  border: 2px solid #ecbd29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecbd29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 189 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecbd29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecbd29, #b9ec29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecbd29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 189 41 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.56 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.36 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.75 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.90 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.93 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.28 #1342d6 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecbd29  rgb(236, 189, 41)  hsl(46, 84%, 54%)  Saffron
#2958ec  rgb(41, 88, 236)  hsl(226, 84%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#29ecbd  rgb(41, 236, 189)  hsl(166, 84%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#bd29ec  rgb(189, 41, 236)  hsl(286, 84%, 54%)  Electric Purple