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#ECC72A

#ecc72a ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecc72a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 78.04% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 48.56°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5885

Complementary

  1. #ecc72a
  2. #2a4fec

Split complementary

  1. #ecc72a
  2. #2ab0ec
  3. #662aec

Analogous

  1. #ec662a
  2. #ecc72a
  3. #b0ec2a

Triadic

  1. #ecc72a
  2. #2aecc7
  3. #c72aec

Tetradic

  1. #ecc72a
  2. #4fec2a
  3. #2a4fec
  4. #c72aec

Square

  1. #ecc72a
  2. #2aec66
  3. #2a4fec
  4. #ec2ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #735f0a
  2. #b99911
  3. #ecc72a
  4. #f2d970
  5. #f9ecb6

Shades

#ecc72a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecc72a
  2. #d4b326
  3. #bd9f22
  4. #a58b1d
  5. #8e7719
  6. #766415
  7. #5e5011
  8. #473c0d
  9. #2f2808
  10. #181404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecc72a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecc72a
  2. #eecd3f
  3. #f0d255
  4. #f2d86a
  5. #f4dd7f
  6. #f6e395
  7. #f7e9aa
  8. #f9eebf
  9. #fbf4d4
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecc72a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecc72a
  2. #e1c033
  3. #d6b93b
  4. #ccb244
  5. #c1ab4c
  6. #b6a455
  7. #ab9c5e
  8. #a09566
  9. #968e6f
  10. #8b8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c9a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6ce36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c511 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cc32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8bd8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecc72a {
  color: #ecc72a;
}
Background
.bg-ecc72a {
  background-color: #ecc72a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecc72a {
  border: 2px solid #ecc72a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecc72a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 199 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecc72a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecc72a, #b0ec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecc72a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 199 42 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.83 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.08 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.99 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.01 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.55 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.95 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.11 #1338d5 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Jonquil
#ecc72a  rgb(236, 199, 42)  hsl(49, 84%, 55%)  Jonquil
#2a4fec  rgb(42, 79, 236)  hsl(229, 84%, 55%)  Iris
#2aecc7  rgb(42, 236, 199)  hsl(169, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#c72aec  rgb(199, 42, 236)  hsl(289, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple