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#ECD18F

#ecd18f ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecd18f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.44% magenta, 39.41% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 42.58°, with 70.99% saturation and 74.31% 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 14.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6542

Complementary

  1. #ecd18f
  2. #8faaec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd18f
  2. #8fd8ec
  3. #a28fec

Analogous

  1. #eca28f
  2. #ecd18f
  3. #d8ec8f

Triadic

  1. #ecd18f
  2. #8fecd1
  3. #d18fec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd18f
  2. #aaec8f
  3. #8faaec
  4. #d18fec

Square

  1. #ecd18f
  2. #8feca2
  3. #8faaec
  4. #ec8fd8

Monochromatic

  1. #c19321
  2. #e1b64e
  3. #ecd18f
  4. #f7ecd0
  5. #fcf8ee

Shades

#ecd18f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd18f
  2. #d4bc81
  3. #bda772
  4. #a59264
  5. #8e7d56
  6. #766948
  7. #5e5439
  8. #473f2b
  9. #2f2a1d
  10. #18150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd18f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd18f
  2. #eed69a
  3. #f0daa5
  4. #f2dfb1
  5. #f4e3bc
  6. #f6e8c7
  7. #f7edd2
  8. #f9f1dd
  9. #fbf6e9
  10. #fdfaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd18f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd18f
  2. #e1c98e
  3. #d6c18c
  4. #ccb98b
  5. #c1b189
  6. #b6a988
  7. #aba086
  8. #a09885
  9. #969083
  10. #8b8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ded2bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cf8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d791 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fac7c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d08c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d490 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4cbaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd18f {
  color: #ecd18f;
}
Background
.bg-ecd18f {
  background-color: #ecd18f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd18f {
  border: 2px solid #ecd18f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd18f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 209 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 71% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd18f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd18f, #d8ec8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd18f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 209 143 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.42 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.69 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.78 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 5.86 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.87 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 5.99 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.07 #132e70 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Buff
#ecd18f  rgb(236, 209, 143)  hsl(43, 71%, 74%)  Buff
#8faaec  rgb(143, 170, 236)  hsl(223, 71%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8fecd1  rgb(143, 236, 209)  hsl(163, 71%, 74%)  Magic Mint
#d18fec  rgb(209, 143, 236)  hsl(283, 71%, 74%)  Violet