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#ECD86F

#ecd86f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecd86f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 84.71% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.47% magenta, 52.97% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 50.4°, with 76.69% saturation and 68.04% 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 14.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.6809

Complementary

  1. #ecd86f
  2. #6f83ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd86f
  2. #6fc2ec
  3. #9a6fec

Analogous

  1. #ec9a6f
  2. #ecd86f
  3. #c2ec6f

Triadic

  1. #ecd86f
  2. #6fecd8
  3. #d86fec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd86f
  2. #83ec6f
  3. #6f83ec
  4. #d86fec

Square

  1. #ecd86f
  2. #6fec9a
  3. #6f83ec
  4. #ec6fc2

Monochromatic

  1. #ab9417
  2. #e3c62b
  3. #ecd86f
  4. #f5eab3
  5. #fdfaed

Shades

#ecd86f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd86f
  2. #d4c264
  3. #bdad59
  4. #a5974e
  5. #8e8243
  6. #766c38
  7. #5e562c
  8. #474121
  9. #2f2b16
  10. #18160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd86f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd86f
  2. #eedc7d
  3. #f0e08c
  4. #f2e49a
  5. #f4e8a9
  6. #f6ecb7
  7. #f7efc5
  8. #f9f3d4
  9. #fbf7e2
  10. #fdfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd86f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd86f
  2. #e1cf71
  3. #d6c672
  4. #ccbe74
  5. #c1b576
  6. #b6ac78
  7. #aba379
  8. #a09a7b
  9. #96927d
  10. #8b897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0d8b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d365 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efda74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fccbc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ead569 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eed972 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6d0a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd86f {
  color: #ecd86f;
}
Background
.bg-ecd86f {
  background-color: #ecd86f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd86f {
  border: 2px solid #ecd86f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd86f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 216 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 77% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd86f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd86f, #c2ec6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd86f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 216 111 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.44 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.45 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.45 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.77 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.87 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.57 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.11 #132790 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Straw
#ecd86f  rgb(236, 216, 111)  hsl(50, 77%, 68%)  Straw
#6f83ec  rgb(111, 131, 236)  hsl(230, 77%, 68%)  Glaucous
#6fecd8  rgb(111, 236, 216)  hsl(170, 77%, 68%)  Turquoise
#d86fec  rgb(216, 111, 236)  hsl(290, 77%, 68%)  Heliotrope