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#ECD91C

#ecd91c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecd91c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 85.1% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.05% magenta, 88.14% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.52°, with 84.55% saturation and 51.76% 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 14.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.

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Relative luminance0.6754

Complementary

  1. #ecd91c
  2. #1c2fec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd91c
  2. #1c97ec
  3. #711cec

Analogous

  1. #ec711c
  2. #ecd91c
  3. #97ec1c

Triadic

  1. #ecd91c
  2. #1cecd9
  3. #d91cec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd91c
  2. #2fec1c
  3. #1c2fec
  4. #d91cec

Square

  1. #ecd91c
  2. #1cec71
  3. #1c2fec
  4. #ec1c97

Monochromatic

  1. #665e09
  2. #ad9f0e
  3. #ecd91c
  4. #f2e563
  5. #f8f1a9

Shades

#ecd91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd91c
  2. #d4c319
  3. #bdae16
  4. #a59814
  5. #8e8211
  6. #766d0e
  7. #5e570b
  8. #474108
  9. #2f2b06
  10. #181603
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd91c
  2. #eedd33
  3. #f0e149
  4. #f2e460
  5. #f4e877
  6. #f6ec8e
  7. #f7f0a4
  8. #f9f4bb
  9. #fbf7d2
  10. #fdfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd91c
  2. #e1d026
  3. #d6c730
  4. #ccbe3a
  5. #c1b544
  6. #b6ad4e
  7. #aba458
  8. #a09b62
  9. #96926c
  10. #8b8976
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd7ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4da31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edd500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1da2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7cf94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd91c {
  color: #ecd91c;
}
Background
.bg-ecd91c {
  background-color: #ecd91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd91c {
  border: 2px solid #ecd91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 217 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd91c, #97ec1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 217 28 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.00 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.08 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.47 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.67 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.71 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.83 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.04 #1326e3 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecd91c  rgb(236, 217, 28)  hsl(55, 85%, 52%)  Dandelion
#1c2fec  rgb(28, 47, 236)  hsl(235, 85%, 52%)  Blue
#1cecd9  rgb(28, 236, 217)  hsl(175, 85%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#d91cec  rgb(217, 28, 236)  hsl(295, 85%, 52%)  Electric Purple