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#ECDC30

#ecdc30 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecdc30 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 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.78% magenta, 79.66% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.89°, with 83.19% saturation and 55.69% 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 14.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.15.

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Relative luminance0.6923

Complementary

  1. #ecdc30
  2. #3040ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdc30
  2. #309eec
  3. #7e30ec

Analogous

  1. #ec7e30
  2. #ecdc30
  3. #9eec30

Triadic

  1. #ecdc30
  2. #30ecdc
  3. #dc30ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdc30
  2. #40ec30
  3. #3040ec
  4. #dc30ec

Square

  1. #ecdc30
  2. #30ec7e
  3. #3040ec
  4. #ec309e

Monochromatic

  1. #786f0b
  2. #beaf11
  3. #ecdc30
  4. #f2e876
  5. #f9f4bc

Shades

#ecdc30 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdc30
  2. #d4c62b
  3. #bdb026
  4. #a59a22
  5. #8e841d
  6. #766e18
  7. #5e5813
  8. #47420e
  9. #2f2c0a
  10. #181605
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdc30 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdc30
  2. #eee045
  3. #f0e359
  4. #f2e76e
  5. #f4ea83
  6. #f6ee98
  7. #f7f1ac
  8. #f9f5c1
  9. #fbf8d6
  10. #fdfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdc30 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdc30
  2. #e1d338
  3. #d6ca40
  4. #ccc048
  5. #c1b750
  6. #b6ae58
  7. #aba560
  8. #a09c68
  9. #969270
  10. #8b8978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.85:1 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 #f5dc3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd816 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2dc39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d399 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdc30 {
  color: #ecdc30;
}
Background
.bg-ecdc30 {
  background-color: #ecdc30;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdc30 {
  border: 2px solid #ecdc30;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdc30;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 220 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 83% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdc30 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdc30, #9eec30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdc30 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 220 48 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.15 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.95 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.21 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.72 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.41 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.59 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.83 #1323cf Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecdc30  rgb(236, 220, 48)  hsl(55, 83%, 56%)  Dandelion
#3040ec  rgb(48, 64, 236)  hsl(235, 83%, 56%)  Iris
#30ecdc  rgb(48, 236, 220)  hsl(175, 83%, 56%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc30ec  rgb(220, 48, 236)  hsl(295, 83%, 56%)  Fuchsia