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#ECD187

#ecd187 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecd187 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 81.96% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.44% magenta, 42.8% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 43.96°, with 72.66% saturation and 72.75% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6518

Complementary

  1. #ecd187
  2. #87a2ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd187
  2. #87d5ec
  3. #9f87ec

Analogous

  1. #ec9f87
  2. #ecd187
  3. #d5ec87

Triadic

  1. #ecd187
  2. #87ecd1
  3. #d187ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd187
  2. #a2ec87
  3. #87a2ec
  4. #d187ec

Square

  1. #ecd187
  2. #87ec9f
  3. #87a2ec
  4. #ec87d5

Monochromatic

  1. #bc921e
  2. #e2b845
  3. #ecd187
  4. #f6eac9
  5. #fcf8ed

Shades

#ecd187 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd187
  2. #d4bc7a
  3. #bda76c
  4. #a5925f
  5. #8e7d51
  6. #766944
  7. #5e5436
  8. #473f29
  9. #2f2a1b
  10. #18150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd187 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd187
  2. #eed693
  3. #f0da9f
  4. #f2dfab
  5. #f4e3b7
  6. #f6e8c3
  7. #f7edcf
  8. #f9f1db
  9. #fbf6e7
  10. #fdfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd187 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd187
  2. #e1c986
  3. #d6c186
  4. #ccb985
  5. #c1b184
  6. #b6a984
  7. #aba083
  8. #a09882
  9. #969081
  10. #8b8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd2b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1cf81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d68a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbc6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d084 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d489 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5caab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd187 {
  color: #ecd187;
}
Background
.bg-ecd187 {
  background-color: #ecd187;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd187 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd187;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd187;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 209 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 73% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd187 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd187, #d5ec87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd187 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 209 135 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.20 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.50 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.58 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.29 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.00 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.12 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.21 #132e78 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Buff
#ecd187  rgb(236, 209, 135)  hsl(44, 73%, 73%)  Buff
#87a2ec  rgb(135, 162, 236)  hsl(224, 73%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#87ecd1  rgb(135, 236, 209)  hsl(164, 73%, 73%)  Magic Mint
#d187ec  rgb(209, 135, 236)  hsl(284, 73%, 73%)  Violet