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#ECDB2E

#ecdb2e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecdb2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 85.88% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.2% magenta, 80.51% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.63°, with 83.33% saturation and 55.29% 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 14.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.38.

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Relative luminance0.6869

Complementary

  1. #ecdb2e
  2. #2e3fec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdb2e
  2. #2e9eec
  3. #7c2eec

Analogous

  1. #ec7c2e
  2. #ecdb2e
  3. #9eec2e

Triadic

  1. #ecdb2e
  2. #2eecdb
  3. #db2eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdb2e
  2. #3fec2e
  3. #2e3fec
  4. #db2eec

Square

  1. #ecdb2e
  2. #2eec7c
  3. #2e3fec
  4. #ec2e9e

Monochromatic

  1. #766d0b
  2. #bcad11
  3. #ecdb2e
  4. #f2e774
  5. #f9f3ba

Shades

#ecdb2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdb2e
  2. #d4c529
  3. #bdaf25
  4. #a59920
  5. #8e831c
  6. #766e17
  7. #5e5812
  8. #47420e
  9. #2f2c09
  10. #181605
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdb2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdb2e
  2. #eedf43
  3. #f0e258
  4. #f2e66d
  5. #f4e982
  6. #f6ed97
  7. #f7f1ab
  8. #f9f4c0
  9. #fbf8d5
  10. #fdfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdb2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdb2e
  2. #e1d236
  3. #d6c93e
  4. #ccc047
  5. #c1b74f
  6. #b6ae57
  7. #aba45f
  8. #a09b67
  9. #969270
  10. #8b8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0d9ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fecbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eed711 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1db38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdb2e {
  color: #ecdb2e;
}
Background
.bg-ecdb2e {
  background-color: #ecdb2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdb2e {
  border: 2px solid #ecdb2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdb2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 219 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdb2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdb2e, #9eec2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdb2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 219 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.68 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.42 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.60 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.24 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.73 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.96 #1324d1 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecdb2e  rgb(236, 219, 46)  hsl(55, 83%, 55%)  Dandelion
#2e3fec  rgb(46, 63, 236)  hsl(235, 83%, 55%)  Iris
#2eecdb  rgb(46, 236, 219)  hsl(175, 83%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#db2eec  rgb(219, 46, 236)  hsl(295, 83%, 55%)  Fuchsia