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#ECBE1F

#ecbe1f ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecbe1f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 74.51% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.49% magenta, 86.86% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 46.54°, with 84.36% saturation and 52.35% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5476

Complementary

  1. #ecbe1f
  2. #1f4dec

Split complementary

  1. #ecbe1f
  2. #1fb3ec
  3. #581fec

Analogous

  1. #ec581f
  2. #ecbe1f
  3. #b3ec1f

Triadic

  1. #ecbe1f
  2. #1fecbe
  3. #be1fec

Tetradic

  1. #ecbe1f
  2. #4dec1f
  3. #1f4dec
  4. #be1fec

Square

  1. #ecbe1f
  2. #1fec58
  3. #1f4dec
  4. #ec1fb3

Monochromatic

  1. #695309
  2. #b08c0f
  3. #ecbe1f
  4. #f2d266
  5. #f8e7ac

Shades

#ecbe1f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecbe1f
  2. #d4ab1c
  3. #bd9819
  4. #a58516
  5. #8e7213
  6. #765f10
  7. #5e4c0c
  8. #473909
  9. #2f2606
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecbe1f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecbe1f
  2. #eec535
  3. #f0cb4c
  4. #f2d262
  5. #f4d879
  6. #f6df8f
  7. #f7e5a5
  8. #f9ecbc
  9. #fbf2d2
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecbe1f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecbe1f
  2. #e1b829
  3. #d6b232
  4. #ccab3c
  5. #c1a546
  6. #b69f50
  7. #ab9959
  8. #a09363
  9. #968c6d
  10. #8b8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c92c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c428 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8b482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecbe1f {
  color: #ecbe1f;
}
Background
.bg-ecbe1f {
  background-color: #ecbe1f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecbe1f {
  border: 2px solid #ecbe1f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecbe1f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 190 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecbe1f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecbe1f, #b3ec1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecbe1f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 190 31 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.77 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.28 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.29 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.30 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.71 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.78 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.45 #1341e0 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecbe1f  rgb(236, 190, 31)  hsl(47, 84%, 52%)  Saffron
#1f4dec  rgb(31, 77, 236)  hsl(227, 84%, 52%)  Iris
#1fecbe  rgb(31, 236, 190)  hsl(167, 84%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#be1fec  rgb(190, 31, 236)  hsl(287, 84%, 52%)  Electric Purple