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#ECDD4E

#ecdd4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecdd4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 54.3°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.701

Complementary

  1. #ecdd4e
  2. #4e5dec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdd4e
  2. #4eacec
  3. #8e4eec

Analogous

  1. #ec8e4e
  2. #ecdd4e
  3. #acec4e

Triadic

  1. #ecdd4e
  2. #4eecdd
  3. #dd4eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdd4e
  2. #5dec4e
  3. #4e5dec
  4. #dd4eec

Square

  1. #ecdd4e
  2. #4eec8e
  3. #4e5dec
  4. #ec4eac

Monochromatic

  1. #918510
  2. #d6c417
  3. #ecdd4e
  4. #f3ea93
  5. #fbf8d8

Shades

#ecdd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdd4e
  2. #d4c746
  3. #bdb13e
  4. #a59b37
  5. #8e852f
  6. #766f27
  7. #5e581f
  8. #474217
  9. #2f2c10
  10. #181608
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdd4e
  2. #eee060
  3. #f0e471
  4. #f2e783
  5. #f4eb95
  6. #f6eea7
  7. #f7f1b8
  8. #f9f5ca
  9. #fbf8dc
  10. #fdfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdd4e
  2. #e1d453
  3. #d6ca58
  4. #ccc15d
  5. #c1b862
  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 #f0d63a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dd57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdcec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efd943 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1dd53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d49f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdd4e {
  color: #ecdd4e;
}
Background
.bg-ecdd4e {
  background-color: #ecdd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdd4e {
  border: 2px solid #ecdd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 221 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdd4e, #acec4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 221 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.67 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.37 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.43 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.55 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.72 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.85 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.58 #1322b1 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecdd4e  rgb(236, 221, 78)  hsl(54, 81%, 62%)  Dandelion
#4e5dec  rgb(78, 93, 236)  hsl(234, 81%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4eecdd  rgb(78, 236, 221)  hsl(174, 81%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#dd4eec  rgb(221, 78, 236)  hsl(294, 81%, 62%)  Fuchsia