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#ECC550

#ecc550 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecc550 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 77.25% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.53% magenta, 66.1% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 80.41% saturation and 61.96% 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 12.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.5834

Complementary

  1. #ecc550
  2. #5077ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecc550
  2. #50c5ec
  3. #7750ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7750
  2. #ecc550
  3. #c5ec50

Triadic

  1. #ecc550
  2. #50ecc5
  3. #c550ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecc550
  2. #77ec50
  3. #5077ec
  4. #c550ec

Square

  1. #ecc550
  2. #50ec77
  3. #5077ec
  4. #ec50c5

Monochromatic

  1. #937210
  2. #d8a817
  3. #ecc550
  4. #f3dc95
  5. #fbf3da

Shades

#ecc550 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecc550
  2. #d4b148
  3. #bd9e40
  4. #a58a38
  5. #8e7630
  6. #766328
  7. #5e4f20
  8. #473b18
  9. #2f2710
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecc550 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecc550
  2. #eecb62
  3. #f0d173
  4. #f2d685
  5. #f4dc96
  6. #f6e2a8
  7. #f7e8b9
  8. #f9eecb
  9. #fbf3dc
  10. #fdf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecc550 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecc550
  2. #e1be55
  3. #d6b75a
  4. #ccb05e
  5. #c1a963
  6. #b6a368
  7. #ab9c6d
  8. #a09572
  9. #968e76
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c7a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac342 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3ce55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c448 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7ca53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7bc90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecc550 {
  color: #ecc550;
}
Background
.bg-ecc550 {
  background-color: #ecc550;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecc550 {
  border: 2px solid #ecc550;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecc550;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 197 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecc550 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecc550, #c5ec50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecc550 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 197 80 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.77 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.51 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.83 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.14 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.79 #133aaf Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecc550  rgb(236, 197, 80)  hsl(45, 80%, 62%)  Saffron
#5077ec  rgb(80, 119, 236)  hsl(225, 80%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#50ecc5  rgb(80, 236, 197)  hsl(165, 80%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c550ec  rgb(197, 80, 236)  hsl(285, 80%, 62%)  Medium Orchid