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#ECDC2A

#ecdc2a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecdc2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 86.27% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.78% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 55.05°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 14.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.11.

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Relative luminance0.6919

Complementary

  1. #ecdc2a
  2. #2a3aec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdc2a
  2. #2a9bec
  3. #7b2aec

Analogous

  1. #ec7b2a
  2. #ecdc2a
  3. #9bec2a

Triadic

  1. #ecdc2a
  2. #2aecdc
  3. #dc2aec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdc2a
  2. #3aec2a
  3. #2a3aec
  4. #dc2aec

Square

  1. #ecdc2a
  2. #2aec7b
  3. #2a3aec
  4. #ec2a9b

Monochromatic

  1. #736a0a
  2. #b9ab11
  3. #ecdc2a
  4. #f2e870
  5. #f9f3b6

Shades

#ecdc2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdc2a
  2. #d4c626
  3. #bdb022
  4. #a59a1d
  5. #8e8419
  6. #766e15
  7. #5e5811
  8. #47420d
  9. #2f2c08
  10. #181604
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdc2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdc2a
  2. #eee03f
  3. #f0e355
  4. #f2e76a
  5. #f4ea7f
  6. #f6ee95
  7. #f7f1aa
  8. #f9f5bf
  9. #fbf8d4
  10. #fdfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdc2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdc2a
  2. #e1d333
  3. #d6ca3b
  4. #ccc044
  5. #c1b74c
  6. #b6ae55
  7. #aba55e
  8. #a09c66
  9. #96926f
  10. #8b8977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1daae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dc3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feccbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd704 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2dc35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdc2a {
  color: #ecdc2a;
}
Background
.bg-ecdc2a {
  background-color: #ecdc2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdc2a {
  border: 2px solid #ecdc2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdc2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 220 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdc2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdc2a, #9bec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdc2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 220 42 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.11 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.87 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.03 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.71 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.27 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.43 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.67 #1323d5 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecdc2a  rgb(236, 220, 42)  hsl(55, 84%, 55%)  Dandelion
#2a3aec  rgb(42, 58, 236)  hsl(235, 84%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2aecdc  rgb(42, 236, 220)  hsl(175, 84%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc2aec  rgb(220, 42, 236)  hsl(295, 84%, 55%)  Fuchsia