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#ECD491

#ecd491 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecd491 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 83.14% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.17% magenta, 38.56% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 44.18°, with 70.54% saturation and 74.71% 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 14.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6696

Complementary

  1. #ecd491
  2. #91a9ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd491
  2. #91d6ec
  3. #a791ec

Analogous

  1. #eca791
  2. #ecd491
  3. #d6ec91

Triadic

  1. #ecd491
  2. #91ecd4
  3. #d491ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd491
  2. #a9ec91
  3. #91a9ec
  4. #d491ec

Square

  1. #ecd491
  2. #91eca7
  3. #91a9ec
  4. #ec91d6

Monochromatic

  1. #c29822
  2. #e1bb50
  3. #ecd491
  4. #f7eed2
  5. #fcf8ee

Shades

#ecd491 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd491
  2. #d4bf83
  3. #bdaa74
  4. #a59466
  5. #8e7f57
  6. #766a49
  7. #5e553a
  8. #47402c
  9. #2f2a1d
  10. #18150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd491 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd491
  2. #eed89c
  3. #f0dda7
  4. #f2e1b2
  5. #f4e5bd
  6. #f6eac8
  7. #f7eed3
  8. #f9f2de
  9. #fbf6e9
  10. #fdfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd491 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd491
  2. #e1cc8f
  3. #d6c38e
  4. #ccbb8c
  5. #c1b28a
  6. #b6aa89
  7. #aba287
  8. #a09985
  9. #969183
  10. #8b8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd5be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d28c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d993 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #facac3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d38e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ead792 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4ceb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd491 {
  color: #ecd491;
}
Background
.bg-ecd491 {
  background-color: #ecd491;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd491 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd491;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd491;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 212 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 71% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd491 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd491, #d6ec91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd491 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 212 145 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.61 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.82 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.88 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.30 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.99 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.12 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 6.38 #132b6e Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Buff
#ecd491  rgb(236, 212, 145)  hsl(44, 71%, 75%)  Buff
#91a9ec  rgb(145, 169, 236)  hsl(224, 71%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#91ecd4  rgb(145, 236, 212)  hsl(164, 71%, 75%)  Magic Mint
#d491ec  rgb(212, 145, 236)  hsl(284, 71%, 75%)  Violet