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#ECC61D

#ecc61d ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecc61d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 77.65% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.1% magenta, 87.71% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 48.99°, with 84.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.54.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5831

Complementary

  1. #ecc61d
  2. #1d43ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecc61d
  2. #1daaec
  3. #5f1dec

Analogous

  1. #ec5f1d
  2. #ecc61d
  3. #aaec1d

Triadic

  1. #ecc61d
  2. #1decc6
  3. #c61dec

Tetradic

  1. #ecc61d
  2. #43ec1d
  3. #1d43ec
  4. #c61dec

Square

  1. #ecc61d
  2. #1dec5f
  3. #1d43ec
  4. #ec1daa

Monochromatic

  1. #675609
  2. #ae910f
  3. #ecc61d
  4. #f2d864
  5. #f8eaaa

Shades

#ecc61d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecc61d
  2. #d4b21a
  3. #bd9e17
  4. #a58b14
  5. #8e7711
  6. #76630f
  7. #5e4f0c
  8. #473b09
  9. #2f2806
  10. #181403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecc61d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecc61d
  2. #eecc34
  3. #f0d14a
  4. #f2d761
  5. #f4dd77
  6. #f6e38e
  7. #f7e8a5
  8. #f9eebb
  9. #fbf4d2
  10. #fdf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecc61d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecc61d
  2. #e1bf27
  3. #d6b831
  4. #ccb13b
  5. #c1aa45
  6. #b6a34f
  7. #ab9c58
  8. #a09562
  9. #968e6c
  10. #8b8776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c8a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb5a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8cb27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8bc87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecc61d {
  color: #ecc61d;
}
Background
.bg-ecc61d {
  background-color: #ecc61d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecc61d {
  border: 2px solid #ecc61d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecc61d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 198 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecc61d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecc61d, #aaec1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecc61d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 198 29 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.54 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.10 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.83 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.03 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.43 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.02 #1339e2 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#ecc61d  rgb(236, 198, 29)  hsl(49, 84%, 52%)  Jonquil
#1d43ec  rgb(29, 67, 236)  hsl(229, 84%, 52%)  Iris
#1decc6  rgb(29, 236, 198)  hsl(169, 84%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#c61dec  rgb(198, 29, 236)  hsl(289, 84%, 52%)  Electric Purple