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#ECDC2E

#ecdc2e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecdc2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 86.27% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.78% magenta, 80.51% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.95°, 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 14.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.6922

Complementary

  1. #ecdc2e
  2. #2e3eec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdc2e
  2. #2e9dec
  3. #7d2eec

Analogous

  1. #ec7d2e
  2. #ecdc2e
  3. #9dec2e

Triadic

  1. #ecdc2e
  2. #2eecdc
  3. #dc2eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdc2e
  2. #3eec2e
  3. #2e3eec
  4. #dc2eec

Square

  1. #ecdc2e
  2. #2eec7d
  3. #2e3eec
  4. #ec2e9d

Monochromatic

  1. #766d0b
  2. #bcae11
  3. #ecdc2e
  4. #f2e874
  5. #f9f3ba

Shades

#ecdc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdc2e
  2. #d4c629
  3. #bdb025
  4. #a59a20
  5. #8e841c
  6. #766e17
  7. #5e5812
  8. #47420e
  9. #2f2c09
  10. #181605
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdc2e
  2. #eee043
  3. #f0e358
  4. #f2e76d
  5. #f4ea82
  6. #f6ee97
  7. #f7f1ab
  8. #f9f5c0
  9. #fbf8d5
  10. #fdfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdc2e
  2. #e1d336
  3. #d6ca3e
  4. #ccc047
  5. #c1b74f
  6. #b6ae57
  7. #aba55f
  8. #a09c67
  9. #969270
  10. #8b8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1daaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dc3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd811 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2dc38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdc2e {
  color: #ecdc2e;
}
Background
.bg-ecdc2e {
  background-color: #ecdc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdc2e {
  border: 2px solid #ecdc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 220 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdc2e, #9dec2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 220 46 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.13 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.92 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.15 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.72 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.36 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.53 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.77 #1323d1 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecdc2e  rgb(236, 220, 46)  hsl(55, 83%, 55%)  Dandelion
#2e3eec  rgb(46, 62, 236)  hsl(235, 83%, 55%)  Iris
#2eecdc  rgb(46, 236, 220)  hsl(175, 83%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc2eec  rgb(220, 46, 236)  hsl(295, 83%, 55%)  Fuchsia