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#ECDD4D

#ecdd4d ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecdd4d 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 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 67.37% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.34°, with 80.71% saturation and 61.37% 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 15.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.7008

Complementary

  1. #ecdd4d
  2. #4d5cec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdd4d
  2. #4dabec
  3. #8d4dec

Analogous

  1. #ec8d4d
  2. #ecdd4d
  3. #abec4d

Triadic

  1. #ecdd4d
  2. #4decdd
  3. #dd4dec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdd4d
  2. #5cec4d
  3. #4d5cec
  4. #dd4dec

Square

  1. #ecdd4d
  2. #4dec8d
  3. #4d5cec
  4. #ec4dab

Monochromatic

  1. #91840f
  2. #d6c417
  3. #ecdd4d
  4. #f3ea92
  5. #fbf7d7

Shades

#ecdd4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdd4d
  2. #d4c745
  3. #bdb13e
  4. #a59b36
  5. #8e852e
  6. #766f27
  7. #5e581f
  8. #474217
  9. #2f2c0f
  10. #181608
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdd4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdd4d
  2. #eee05f
  3. #f0e471
  4. #f2e782
  5. #f4eb94
  6. #f6eea6
  7. #f7f1b8
  8. #f9f5ca
  9. #fbf8db
  10. #fdfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdd4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdd4d
  2. #e1d452
  3. #d6ca57
  4. #ccc15c
  5. #c1b861
  6. #b6af67
  7. #aba56c
  8. #a09c71
  9. #969376
  10. #8b897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dbb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d638 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdcec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd942 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1dd53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d49f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdd4d {
  color: #ecdd4d;
}
Background
.bg-ecdd4d {
  background-color: #ecdd4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdd4d {
  border: 2px solid #ecdd4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdd4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 221 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 81% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdd4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdd4d, #abec4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdd4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 221 77 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.59 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.31 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.51 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.64 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.88 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.59 #1322b2 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecdd4d  rgb(236, 221, 77)  hsl(54, 81%, 61%)  Dandelion
#4d5cec  rgb(77, 92, 236)  hsl(234, 81%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4decdd  rgb(77, 236, 221)  hsl(174, 81%, 61%)  Bright Turquoise
#dd4dec  rgb(221, 77, 236)  hsl(294, 81%, 61%)  Fuchsia