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#ECDA2C

#ecda2c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecda2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.63% magenta, 81.36% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.38°, with 83.48% saturation and 54.9% 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 14.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.6816

Complementary

  1. #ecda2c
  2. #2c3eec

Split complementary

  1. #ecda2c
  2. #2c9eec
  3. #7a2cec

Analogous

  1. #ec7a2c
  2. #ecda2c
  3. #9eec2c

Triadic

  1. #ecda2c
  2. #2cecda
  3. #da2cec

Tetradic

  1. #ecda2c
  2. #3eec2c
  3. #2c3eec
  4. #da2cec

Square

  1. #ecda2c
  2. #2cec7a
  3. #2c3eec
  4. #ec2c9e

Monochromatic

  1. #756b0a
  2. #bbab11
  3. #ecda2c
  4. #f2e672
  5. #f9f3b8

Shades

#ecda2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecda2c
  2. #d4c428
  3. #bdae23
  4. #a5991f
  5. #8e831a
  6. #766d16
  7. #5e5712
  8. #47410d
  9. #2f2c09
  10. #181604
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecda2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecda2c
  2. #eede41
  3. #f0e156
  4. #f2e56b
  5. #f4e980
  6. #f6ed96
  7. #f7f0ab
  8. #f9f4c0
  9. #fbf8d5
  10. #fdfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecda2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecda2c
  2. #e1d134
  3. #d6c83d
  4. #ccbf45
  5. #c1b64e
  6. #b6ad56
  7. #aba45e
  8. #a09b67
  9. #96926f
  10. #8b8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.63:1 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 #f4db3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fecabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eed60c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1db36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d197 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecda2c {
  color: #ecda2c;
}
Background
.bg-ecda2c {
  background-color: #ecda2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecda2c {
  border: 2px solid #ecda2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecda2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 218 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecda2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecda2c, #9eec2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecda2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 218 44 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.64 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.42 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.49 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.65 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.08 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.89 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.11 #1325d3 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecda2c  rgb(236, 218, 44)  hsl(54, 83%, 55%)  Dandelion
#2c3eec  rgb(44, 62, 236)  hsl(234, 83%, 55%)  Iris
#2cecda  rgb(44, 236, 218)  hsl(174, 83%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#da2cec  rgb(218, 44, 236)  hsl(294, 83%, 55%)  Fuchsia