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#ECC950

#ecc950 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecc950 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 78.82% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.83% magenta, 66.1% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 46.54°, 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 13.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6019

Complementary

  1. #ecc950
  2. #5073ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecc950
  2. #50c1ec
  3. #7b50ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7b50
  2. #ecc950
  3. #c1ec50

Triadic

  1. #ecc950
  2. #50ecc9
  3. #c950ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecc950
  2. #73ec50
  3. #5073ec
  4. #c950ec

Square

  1. #ecc950
  2. #50ec7b
  3. #5073ec
  4. #ec50c1

Monochromatic

  1. #937610
  2. #d8ad17
  3. #ecc950
  4. #f3de95
  5. #fbf4da

Shades

#ecc950 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecc950
  2. #d4b548
  3. #bda140
  4. #a58d38
  5. #8e7930
  6. #766528
  7. #5e5020
  8. #473c18
  9. #2f2810
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecc950 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecc950
  2. #eece62
  3. #f0d473
  4. #f2d985
  5. #f4df96
  6. #f6e4a8
  7. #f7e9b9
  8. #f9efcb
  9. #fbf4dc
  10. #fdfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecc950 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecc950
  2. #e1c255
  3. #d6ba5a
  4. #ccb35e
  5. #c1ac63
  6. #b6a568
  7. #ab9d6d
  8. #a09672
  9. #968f76
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9cba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc641 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d056 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febab0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c748 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cd54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecc950 {
  color: #ecc950;
}
Background
.bg-ecc950 {
  background-color: #ecc950;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecc950 {
  border: 2px solid #ecc950;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecc950;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 201 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecc950 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecc950, #c1ec50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecc950 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 201 80 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.88 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.95 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.30 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.40 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.05 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.97 #1336af Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecc950  rgb(236, 201, 80)  hsl(47, 80%, 62%)  Saffron
#5073ec  rgb(80, 115, 236)  hsl(227, 80%, 62%)  Royal Blue
#50ecc9  rgb(80, 236, 201)  hsl(167, 80%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c950ec  rgb(201, 80, 236)  hsl(287, 80%, 62%)  Medium Orchid