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#ECDC9D

#ecdc9d ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecdc9d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 86.27% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.78% magenta, 33.47% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 47.85°, with 67.52% saturation and 77.06% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.7145

Complementary

  1. #ecdc9d
  2. #9dadec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdc9d
  2. #9dd4ec
  3. #b59dec

Analogous

  1. #ecb59d
  2. #ecdc9d
  3. #d4ec9d

Triadic

  1. #ecdc9d
  2. #9decdc
  3. #dc9dec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdc9d
  2. #adec9d
  3. #9dadec
  4. #dc9dec

Square

  1. #ecdc9d
  2. #9decb5
  3. #9dadec
  4. #ec9dd4

Monochromatic

  1. #c9a827
  2. #e0c55d
  3. #ecdc9d
  4. #f8f3dd
  5. #fcf9ee

Shades

#ecdc9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdc9d
  2. #d4c68d
  3. #bdb07e
  4. #a59a6e
  5. #8e845e
  6. #766e4f
  7. #5e583f
  8. #47422f
  9. #2f2c1f
  10. #181610
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdc9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdc9d
  2. #eee0a7
  3. #f0e3b1
  4. #f2e7ba
  5. #f4eac4
  6. #f6eece
  7. #f7f1d8
  8. #f9f5e2
  9. #fbf8eb
  10. #fdfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdc9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdc9d
  2. #e1d39a
  3. #d6ca97
  4. #ccc094
  5. #c1b791
  6. #b6ae8f
  7. #aba58c
  8. #a09c89
  9. #969286
  10. #8b8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dcc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d999 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edde9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8d3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eada9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eddd9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3d7bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdc9d {
  color: #ecdc9d;
}
Background
.bg-ecdc9d {
  background-color: #ecdc9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdc9d {
  border: 2px solid #ecdc9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdc9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 220 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 68% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdc9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdc9d, #d4ec9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdc9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 220 157 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 2.32 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.79 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.82 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.86 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.43 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.44 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.69 #132362 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Vanilla
#ecdc9d  rgb(236, 220, 157)  hsl(48, 68%, 77%)  Vanilla
#9dadec  rgb(157, 173, 236)  hsl(228, 68%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9decdc  rgb(157, 236, 220)  hsl(168, 68%, 77%)  Magic Mint
#dc9dec  rgb(220, 157, 236)  hsl(288, 68%, 77%)  Plum