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#ECDA26

#ecda26 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecda26 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 85.49% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.63% magenta, 83.9% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.55°, with 83.9% saturation and 53.73% 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 14.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.6812

Complementary

  1. #ecda26
  2. #2638ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecda26
  2. #269bec
  3. #7726ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7726
  2. #ecda26
  3. #9bec26

Triadic

  1. #ecda26
  2. #26ecda
  3. #da26ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecda26
  2. #38ec26
  3. #2638ec
  4. #da26ec

Square

  1. #ecda26
  2. #26ec77
  3. #2638ec
  4. #ec269b

Monochromatic

  1. #6f660a
  2. #b6a710
  3. #ecda26
  4. #f2e66c
  5. #f8f2b3

Shades

#ecda26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecda26
  2. #d4c422
  3. #bdae1e
  4. #a5991b
  5. #8e8317
  6. #766d13
  7. #5e570f
  8. #47410b
  9. #2f2c08
  10. #181604
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecda26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecda26
  2. #eede3c
  3. #f0e151
  4. #f2e567
  5. #f4e97d
  6. #f6ed93
  7. #f7f0a8
  8. #f9f4be
  9. #fbf8d4
  10. #fdfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecda26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecda26
  2. #e1d12f
  3. #d6c838
  4. #ccbf41
  5. #c1b64a
  6. #b6ad53
  7. #aba45c
  8. #a09b65
  9. #96926e
  10. #8b8977
  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 #e0d8ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4db38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eed600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1db31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecda26 {
  color: #ecda26;
}
Background
.bg-ecda26 {
  background-color: #ecda26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecda26 {
  border: 2px solid #ecda26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecda26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 218 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecda26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecda26, #9bec26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecda26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 218 38 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.65 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.35 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.50 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.51 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.95 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.75 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.98 #1325d9 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecda26  rgb(236, 218, 38)  hsl(55, 84%, 54%)  Dandelion
#2638ec  rgb(38, 56, 236)  hsl(235, 84%, 54%)  Han Purple
#26ecda  rgb(38, 236, 218)  hsl(175, 84%, 54%)  Bright Turquoise
#da26ec  rgb(218, 38, 236)  hsl(295, 84%, 54%)  Fuchsia