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#ECDD2A

#ecdd2a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecdd2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 86.67% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 55.36°, 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 14.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 0.9.

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Relative luminance0.6971

Complementary

  1. #ecdd2a
  2. #2a39ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdd2a
  2. #2a9aec
  3. #7c2aec

Analogous

  1. #ec7c2a
  2. #ecdd2a
  3. #9aec2a

Triadic

  1. #ecdd2a
  2. #2aecdd
  3. #dd2aec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdd2a
  2. #39ec2a
  3. #2a39ec
  4. #dd2aec

Square

  1. #ecdd2a
  2. #2aec7c
  3. #2a39ec
  4. #ec2a9a

Monochromatic

  1. #736b0a
  2. #b9ac11
  3. #ecdd2a
  4. #f2e870
  5. #f9f3b6

Shades

#ecdd2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdd2a
  2. #d4c726
  3. #bdb122
  4. #a59b1d
  5. #8e8519
  6. #766f15
  7. #5e5811
  8. #47420d
  9. #2f2c08
  10. #181604
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdd2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdd2a
  2. #eee03f
  3. #f0e455
  4. #f2e76a
  5. #f4eb7f
  6. #f6ee95
  7. #f7f1aa
  8. #f9f5bf
  9. #fbf8d4
  10. #fdfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdd2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdd2a
  2. #e1d433
  3. #d6ca3b
  4. #ccc144
  5. #c1b84c
  6. #b6af55
  7. #aba55e
  8. #a09c66
  9. #96936f
  10. #8b8977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dbaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6dd3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fecdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd803 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2dd35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d498 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdd2a {
  color: #ecdd2a;
}
Background
.bg-ecdd2a {
  background-color: #ecdd2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdd2a {
  border: 2px solid #ecdd2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdd2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 221 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdd2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdd2a, #9aec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdd2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 221 42 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 0.90 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.76 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.86 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.24 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.42 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.49 #1322d5 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecdd2a  rgb(236, 221, 42)  hsl(55, 84%, 55%)  Dandelion
#2a39ec  rgb(42, 57, 236)  hsl(235, 84%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2aecdd  rgb(42, 236, 221)  hsl(175, 84%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#dd2aec  rgb(221, 42, 236)  hsl(295, 84%, 55%)  Fuchsia