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#ECC34C

#ecc34c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecc34c 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 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.37% magenta, 67.8% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 44.62°, with 80.81% saturation and 61.18% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5738

Complementary

  1. #ecc34c
  2. #4c75ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecc34c
  2. #4cc5ec
  3. #734cec

Analogous

  1. #ec734c
  2. #ecc34c
  3. #c5ec4c

Triadic

  1. #ecc34c
  2. #4cecc3
  3. #c34cec

Tetradic

  1. #ecc34c
  2. #75ec4c
  3. #4c75ec
  4. #c34cec

Square

  1. #ecc34c
  2. #4cec73
  3. #4c75ec
  4. #ec4cc5

Monochromatic

  1. #906f0f
  2. #d5a417
  3. #ecc34c
  4. #f3da91
  5. #fbf1d6

Shades

#ecc34c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecc34c
  2. #d4b044
  3. #bd9c3d
  4. #a58935
  5. #8e752e
  6. #766226
  7. #5e4e1e
  8. #473b17
  9. #2f270f
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecc34c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecc34c
  2. #eec95e
  3. #f0cf70
  4. #f2d582
  5. #f4db94
  6. #f6e1a6
  7. #f7e7b7
  8. #f9edc9
  9. #fbf3db
  10. #fdf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecc34c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecc34c
  2. #e1bc51
  3. #d6b656
  4. #ccaf5c
  5. #c1a861
  6. #b6a266
  7. #ab9b6b
  8. #a09470
  9. #968d76
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c6a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c13d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cc52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c243 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c94f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8ba8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecc34c {
  color: #ecc34c;
}
Background
.bg-ecc34c {
  background-color: #ecc34c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecc34c {
  border: 2px solid #ecc34c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecc34c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 195 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecc34c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecc34c, #c5ec4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecc34c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 195 76 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.92 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.14 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.78 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.44 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.54 #133cb3 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecc34c  rgb(236, 195, 76)  hsl(45, 81%, 61%)  Saffron
#4c75ec  rgb(76, 117, 236)  hsl(225, 81%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#4cecc3  rgb(76, 236, 195)  hsl(165, 81%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c34cec  rgb(195, 76, 236)  hsl(285, 81%, 61%)  Medium Orchid