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#ECDD98

#ecdd98 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecdd98 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 86.67% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 35.59% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 49.29°, with 68.85% saturation and 76.08% 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 15.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7181

Complementary

  1. #ecdd98
  2. #98a7ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdd98
  2. #98d1ec
  3. #b398ec

Analogous

  1. #ecb398
  2. #ecdd98
  3. #d1ec98

Triadic

  1. #ecdd98
  2. #98ecdd
  3. #dd98ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdd98
  2. #a7ec98
  3. #98a7ec
  4. #dd98ec

Square

  1. #ecdd98
  2. #98ecb3
  3. #98a7ec
  4. #ec98d1

Monochromatic

  1. #c6aa25
  2. #e0c857
  3. #ecdd98
  4. #f8f2d9
  5. #fcf9ee

Shades

#ecdd98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdd98
  2. #d4c789
  3. #bdb17a
  4. #a59b6a
  5. #8e855b
  6. #766f4c
  7. #5e583d
  8. #47422e
  9. #2f2c1e
  10. #18160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdd98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdd98
  2. #eee0a2
  3. #f0e4ad
  4. #f2e7b7
  5. #f4ebc1
  6. #f6eecc
  7. #f7f1d6
  8. #f9f5e0
  9. #fbf8ea
  10. #fdfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdd98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdd98
  2. #e1d496
  3. #d6ca93
  4. #ccc191
  5. #c1b88e
  6. #b6af8c
  7. #aba58a
  8. #a09c87
  9. #969385
  10. #8b8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3ddc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead993 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eedf9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8d3cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebdb95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edde99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3d7b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdd98 {
  color: #ecdd98;
}
Background
.bg-ecdd98 {
  background-color: #ecdd98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdd98 {
  border: 2px solid #ecdd98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdd98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 221 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdd98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdd98, #d1ec98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdd98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 221 152 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 2.96 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.69 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.70 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.81 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.22 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.23 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.99 #132267 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Vanilla
#ecdd98  rgb(236, 221, 152)  hsl(49, 69%, 76%)  Vanilla
#98a7ec  rgb(152, 167, 236)  hsl(229, 69%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#98ecdd  rgb(152, 236, 221)  hsl(169, 69%, 76%)  Magic Mint
#dd98ec  rgb(221, 152, 236)  hsl(289, 69%, 76%)  Plum