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#ECD843

#ecd843 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecd843 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 84.71% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.47% magenta, 71.61% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 52.9°, with 81.64% saturation and 59.41% 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 14.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.6735

Complementary

  1. #ecd843
  2. #4357ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd843
  2. #43abec
  3. #8343ec

Analogous

  1. #ec8343
  2. #ecd843
  3. #abec43

Triadic

  1. #ecd843
  2. #43ecd8
  3. #d843ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd843
  2. #57ec43
  3. #4357ec
  4. #d843ec

Square

  1. #ecd843
  2. #43ec83
  3. #4357ec
  4. #ec43ab

Monochromatic

  1. #887a0e
  2. #ceb815
  3. #ecd843
  4. #f3e688
  5. #faf5ce

Shades

#ecd843 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd843
  2. #d4c23c
  3. #bdad36
  4. #a5972f
  5. #8e8228
  6. #766c22
  7. #5e561b
  8. #474114
  9. #2f2b0d
  10. #181607
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd843 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd843
  2. #eedc56
  3. #f0e069
  4. #f2e47b
  5. #f4e88e
  6. #f6eca1
  7. #f7efb4
  8. #f9f3c7
  9. #fbf7d9
  10. #fdfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd843 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd843
  2. #e1cf49
  3. #d6c64f
  4. #ccbe55
  5. #c1b55b
  6. #b6ac62
  7. #aba368
  8. #a09a6e
  9. #969274
  10. #8b897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd7af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd22a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2da4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fec9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecd435 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0d949 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7cf99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd843 {
  color: #ecd843;
}
Background
.bg-ecd843 {
  background-color: #ecd843;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd843 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd843;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd843;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 216 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd843 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd843, #abec43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd843 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 216 67 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.89 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.78 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.16 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.72 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.86 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.15 #1327bc Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecd843  rgb(236, 216, 67)  hsl(53, 82%, 59%)  Dandelion
#4357ec  rgb(67, 87, 236)  hsl(233, 82%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#43ecd8  rgb(67, 236, 216)  hsl(173, 82%, 59%)  Turquoise
#d843ec  rgb(216, 67, 236)  hsl(293, 82%, 59%)  Medium Orchid