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#ECD988

#ecd988 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecd988 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 85.1% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.05% magenta, 42.37% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 48.6°, with 72.46% saturation and 72.94% 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 14.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 1.59.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6924

Complementary

  1. #ecd988
  2. #889bec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd988
  2. #88cdec
  3. #a788ec

Analogous

  1. #eca788
  2. #ecd988
  3. #cdec88

Triadic

  1. #ecd988
  2. #88ecd9
  3. #d988ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd988
  2. #9bec88
  3. #889bec
  4. #d988ec

Square

  1. #ecd988
  2. #88eca7
  3. #889bec
  4. #ec88cd

Monochromatic

  1. #bd9f1e
  2. #e1c446
  3. #ecd988
  4. #f7eeca
  5. #fcf9ed

Shades

#ecd988 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd988
  2. #d4c37a
  3. #bdae6d
  4. #a5985f
  5. #8e8252
  6. #766d44
  7. #5e5736
  8. #474129
  9. #2f2b1b
  10. #18160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd988 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd988
  2. #eedd94
  3. #f0e1a0
  4. #f2e4ac
  5. #f4e8b8
  6. #f6ecc4
  7. #f7f0cf
  8. #f9f4db
  9. #fbf7e7
  10. #fdfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd988 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd988
  2. #e1d087
  3. #d6c786
  4. #ccbe86
  5. #c1b585
  6. #b6ad84
  7. #aba483
  8. #a09b82
  9. #969282
  10. #8b8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1d9be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d582 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eddc8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #facec5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ead784 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eddb8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5d2b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd988 {
  color: #ecd988;
}
Background
.bg-ecd988 {
  background-color: #ecd988;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd988 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd988;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd988;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 217 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 72% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd988 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd988, #cdec88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd988 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 217 136 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 1.59 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.61 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.14 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.85 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.49 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.34 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.96 #132677 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Buff
#ecd988  rgb(236, 217, 136)  hsl(49, 72%, 73%)  Buff
#889bec  rgb(136, 155, 236)  hsl(229, 72%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#88ecd9  rgb(136, 236, 217)  hsl(169, 72%, 73%)  Turquoise
#d988ec  rgb(217, 136, 236)  hsl(289, 72%, 73%)  Violet