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#ECDC3A

#ecdc3a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecdc3a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.78% magenta, 75.42% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.61°, with 82.41% saturation and 57.65% 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 14.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.45.

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Relative luminance0.6932

Complementary

  1. #ecdc3a
  2. #3a4aec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdc3a
  2. #3aa3ec
  3. #833aec

Analogous

  1. #ec833a
  2. #ecdc3a
  3. #a3ec3a

Triadic

  1. #ecdc3a
  2. #3aecdc
  3. #dc3aec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdc3a
  2. #4aec3a
  3. #3a4aec
  4. #dc3aec

Square

  1. #ecdc3a
  2. #3aec83
  3. #3a4aec
  4. #ec3aa3

Monochromatic

  1. #81760c
  2. #c6b613
  3. #ecdc3a
  4. #f3e880
  5. #f9f5c6

Shades

#ecdc3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdc3a
  2. #d4c634
  3. #bdb02e
  4. #a59a29
  5. #8e8423
  6. #766e1d
  7. #5e5817
  8. #474211
  9. #2f2c0c
  10. #181606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdc3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdc3a
  2. #eee04e
  3. #f0e361
  4. #f2e775
  5. #f4ea89
  6. #f6ee9d
  7. #f7f1b0
  8. #f9f5c4
  9. #fbf8d8
  10. #fdfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdc3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdc3a
  2. #e1d341
  3. #d6ca48
  4. #ccc04f
  5. #c1b756
  6. #b6ae5d
  7. #aba564
  8. #a09c6b
  9. #969272
  10. #8b8979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d514 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eed828 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2dc42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d39a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdc3a {
  color: #ecdc3a;
}
Background
.bg-ecdc3a {
  background-color: #ecdc3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdc3a {
  border: 2px solid #ecdc3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdc3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 220 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdc3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdc3a, #a3ec3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdc3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 220 58 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.45 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.21 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.63 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.82 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.73 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.97 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.20 #1323c5 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecdc3a  rgb(236, 220, 58)  hsl(55, 82%, 58%)  Dandelion
#3a4aec  rgb(58, 74, 236)  hsl(235, 82%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#3aecdc  rgb(58, 236, 220)  hsl(175, 82%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc3aec  rgb(220, 58, 236)  hsl(295, 82%, 58%)  Fuchsia