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#ECDE2A

#ecde2a ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecde2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 87.06% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.93% magenta, 82.2% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 55.67°, 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 15.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 0.75.

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Relative luminance0.7024

Complementary

  1. #ecde2a
  2. #2a38ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecde2a
  2. #2a99ec
  3. #7d2aec

Analogous

  1. #ec7d2a
  2. #ecde2a
  3. #99ec2a

Triadic

  1. #ecde2a
  2. #2aecde
  3. #de2aec

Tetradic

  1. #ecde2a
  2. #38ec2a
  3. #2a38ec
  4. #de2aec

Square

  1. #ecde2a
  2. #2aec7d
  3. #2a38ec
  4. #ec2a99

Monochromatic

  1. #736b0a
  2. #b9ad11
  3. #ecde2a
  4. #f2e970
  5. #f9f4b6

Shades

#ecde2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecde2a
  2. #d4c826
  3. #bdb222
  4. #a59b1d
  5. #8e8519
  6. #766f15
  7. #5e5911
  8. #47430d
  9. #2f2c08
  10. #181604
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecde2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecde2a
  2. #eee13f
  3. #f0e555
  4. #f2e86a
  5. #f4eb7f
  6. #f6ef95
  7. #f7f2aa
  8. #f9f5bf
  9. #fbf8d4
  10. #fdfcea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecde2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecde2a
  2. #e1d533
  3. #d6cb3b
  4. #ccc244
  5. #c1b84c
  6. #b6af55
  7. #aba65e
  8. #a09c66
  9. #96936f
  10. #8b8977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dcaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7de3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fecebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0d903 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3de35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecde2a {
  color: #ecde2a;
}
Background
.bg-ecde2a {
  background-color: #ecde2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecde2a {
  border: 2px solid #ecde2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecde2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 222 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecde2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecde2a, #99ec2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecde2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 222 42 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 0.75 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.50 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.39 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.01 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.07 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.33 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.58 #1321d5 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecde2a  rgb(236, 222, 42)  hsl(56, 84%, 55%)  Dandelion
#2a38ec  rgb(42, 56, 236)  hsl(236, 84%, 55%)  Han Purple
#2aecde  rgb(42, 236, 222)  hsl(176, 84%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#de2aec  rgb(222, 42, 236)  hsl(296, 84%, 55%)  Fuchsia