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#ECC348

#ecc348 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecc348 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 76.47% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.37% magenta, 69.49% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 81.19% saturation and 60.39% 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 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5733

Complementary

  1. #ecc348
  2. #4871ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecc348
  2. #48c3ec
  3. #7148ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7148
  2. #ecc348
  3. #c3ec48

Triadic

  1. #ecc348
  2. #48ecc3
  3. #c348ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecc348
  2. #71ec48
  3. #4871ec
  4. #c348ec

Square

  1. #ecc348
  2. #48ec71
  3. #4871ec
  4. #ec48c3

Monochromatic

  1. #8c6d0f
  2. #d2a316
  3. #ecc348
  4. #f3da8d
  5. #faf0d3

Shades

#ecc348 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecc348
  2. #d4b041
  3. #bd9c3a
  4. #a58932
  5. #8e752b
  6. #766224
  7. #5e4e1d
  8. #473b16
  9. #2f270e
  10. #181407
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecc348 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecc348
  2. #eec95a
  3. #f0cf6d
  4. #f2d57f
  5. #f4db91
  6. #f6e1a4
  7. #f7e7b6
  8. #f9edc8
  9. #fbf3da
  10. #fdf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecc348 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecc348
  2. #e1bc4e
  3. #d6b653
  4. #ccaf59
  5. #c1a85e
  6. #b6a264
  7. #ab9b6a
  8. #a0946f
  9. #968d75
  10. #8b877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c6a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c137 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cc4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c23f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c94c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8ba8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecc348 {
  color: #ecc348;
}
Background
.bg-ecc348 {
  background-color: #ecc348;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecc348 {
  border: 2px solid #ecc348;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecc348;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 195 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecc348 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecc348, #c3ec48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecc348 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 195 72 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.15 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.38 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.16 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.42 #133cb7 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecc348  rgb(236, 195, 72)  hsl(45, 81%, 60%)  Saffron
#4871ec  rgb(72, 113, 236)  hsl(225, 81%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#48ecc3  rgb(72, 236, 195)  hsl(165, 81%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c348ec  rgb(195, 72, 236)  hsl(285, 81%, 60%)  Medium Orchid