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#ECBD32

#ecbd32 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecbd32 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 74.12% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.92% magenta, 78.81% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 44.84°, with 83.04% saturation and 56.08% 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 11.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5446

Complementary

  1. #ecbd32
  2. #3261ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecbd32
  2. #32beec
  3. #6032ec

Analogous

  1. #ec6032
  2. #ecbd32
  3. #beec32

Triadic

  1. #ecbd32
  2. #32ecbd
  3. #bd32ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecbd32
  2. #61ec32
  3. #3261ec
  4. #bd32ec

Square

  1. #ecbd32
  2. #32ec60
  3. #3261ec
  4. #ec32be

Monochromatic

  1. #7a5e0b
  2. #c09412
  3. #ecbd32
  4. #f2d478
  5. #f9eabe

Shades

#ecbd32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecbd32
  2. #d4aa2d
  3. #bd9728
  4. #a58423
  5. #8e711e
  6. #765f19
  7. #5e4c14
  8. #47390f
  9. #2f260a
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecbd32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecbd32
  2. #eec447
  3. #f0ca5b
  4. #f2d170
  5. #f4d784
  6. #f6de99
  7. #f7e5ad
  8. #f9ebc2
  9. #fbf2d6
  10. #fdf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecbd32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecbd32
  2. #e1b73a
  3. #d6b142
  4. #ccab49
  5. #c1a551
  6. #b69f59
  7. #ab9861
  8. #a09269
  9. #968c70
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc83a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debc22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c437 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8b384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecbd32 {
  color: #ecbd32;
}
Background
.bg-ecbd32 {
  background-color: #ecbd32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecbd32 {
  border: 2px solid #ecbd32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecbd32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 189 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecbd32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecbd32, #beec32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecbd32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 189 50 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.07 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.65 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.98 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.01 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.35 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.41 #1342cd Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecbd32  rgb(236, 189, 50)  hsl(45, 83%, 56%)  Saffron
#3261ec  rgb(50, 97, 236)  hsl(225, 83%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#32ecbd  rgb(50, 236, 189)  hsl(165, 83%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bd32ec  rgb(189, 50, 236)  hsl(285, 83%, 56%)  Electric Purple