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#ECDB66

#ecdb66 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecdb66 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 85.88% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.2% magenta, 56.78% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 52.39°, with 77.91% saturation and 66.27% 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 14.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6946

Complementary

  1. #ecdb66
  2. #6677ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdb66
  2. #66baec
  3. #9866ec

Analogous

  1. #ec9866
  2. #ecdb66
  3. #baec66

Triadic

  1. #ecdb66
  2. #66ecdb
  3. #db66ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdb66
  2. #77ec66
  3. #6677ec
  4. #db66ec

Square

  1. #ecdb66
  2. #66ec98
  3. #6677ec
  4. #ec66ba

Monochromatic

  1. #a59214
  2. #e4cb22
  3. #ecdb66
  4. #f4ebaa
  5. #fdfbed

Shades

#ecdb66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdb66
  2. #d4c55c
  3. #bdaf52
  4. #a59947
  5. #8e833d
  6. #766e33
  7. #5e5829
  8. #47421f
  9. #2f2c14
  10. #18160a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdb66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdb66
  2. #eedf75
  3. #f0e285
  4. #f2e694
  5. #f4e9a3
  6. #f6edb3
  7. #f7f1c2
  8. #f9f4d1
  9. #fbf8e0
  10. #fdfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdb66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdb66
  2. #e1d269
  3. #d6c96b
  4. #ccc06e
  5. #c1b770
  6. #b6ae73
  7. #aba476
  8. #a09b78
  9. #96927b
  10. #8b897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd55a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2dc6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fccdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edd75f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0dc69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6d3a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdb66 {
  color: #ecdb66;
}
Background
.bg-ecdb66 {
  background-color: #ecdb66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdb66 {
  border: 2px solid #ecdb66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdb66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 219 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 78% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdb66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdb66, #baec66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdb66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 219 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.23 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.79 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.91 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.01 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.05 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.91 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.16 #132499 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Straw
#ecdb66  rgb(236, 219, 102)  hsl(52, 78%, 66%)  Straw
#6677ec  rgb(102, 119, 236)  hsl(232, 78%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#66ecdb  rgb(102, 236, 219)  hsl(172, 78%, 66%)  Turquoise
#db66ec  rgb(219, 102, 236)  hsl(292, 78%, 66%)  Heliotrope