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#ECDD4A

#ecdd4a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecdd4a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 86.67% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 68.64% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.44°, with 81% saturation and 60.78% 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 15.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.7004

Complementary

  1. #ecdd4a
  2. #4a59ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdd4a
  2. #4aaaec
  3. #8c4aec

Analogous

  1. #ec8c4a
  2. #ecdd4a
  3. #aaec4a

Triadic

  1. #ecdd4a
  2. #4aecdd
  3. #dd4aec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdd4a
  2. #59ec4a
  3. #4a59ec
  4. #dd4aec

Square

  1. #ecdd4a
  2. #4aec8c
  3. #4a59ec
  4. #ec4aaa

Monochromatic

  1. #8e820f
  2. #d3c216
  3. #ecdd4a
  4. #f3ea8f
  5. #fbf7d4

Shades

#ecdd4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdd4a
  2. #d4c743
  3. #bdb13b
  4. #a59b34
  5. #8e852c
  6. #766f25
  7. #5e581e
  8. #474216
  9. #2f2c0f
  10. #181607
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdd4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdd4a
  2. #eee05c
  3. #f0e46e
  4. #f2e780
  5. #f4eb92
  6. #f6eea5
  7. #f7f1b7
  8. #f9f5c9
  9. #fbf8db
  10. #fdfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdd4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdd4a
  2. #e1d44f
  3. #d6ca55
  4. #ccc15a
  5. #c1b860
  6. #b6af65
  7. #aba56a
  8. #a09c70
  9. #969375
  10. #8b897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dbb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d634 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdcec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd93e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2dd50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d49e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdd4a {
  color: #ecdd4a;
}
Background
.bg-ecdd4a {
  background-color: #ecdd4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdd4a {
  border: 2px solid #ecdd4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdd4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 221 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdd4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdd4a, #aaec4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdd4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 221 74 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.34 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.13 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.38 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.41 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.77 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.99 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 5.60 #1322b5 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecdd4a  rgb(236, 221, 74)  hsl(54, 81%, 61%)  Dandelion
#4a59ec  rgb(74, 89, 236)  hsl(234, 81%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#4aecdd  rgb(74, 236, 221)  hsl(174, 81%, 61%)  Bright Turquoise
#dd4aec  rgb(221, 74, 236)  hsl(294, 81%, 61%)  Fuchsia