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#ECE538

#ece538 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ece538 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 89.8% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.97% magenta, 76.27% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 57.67°, with 82.57% saturation and 57.25% 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 15.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.7416

Complementary

  1. #ece538
  2. #383fec

Split complementary

  1. #ece538
  2. #3899ec
  3. #8b38ec

Analogous

  1. #ec8b38
  2. #ece538
  3. #99ec38

Triadic

  1. #ece538
  2. #38ece5
  3. #e538ec

Tetradic

  1. #ece538
  2. #3fec38
  3. #383fec
  4. #e538ec

Square

  1. #ece538
  2. #38ec8b
  3. #383fec
  4. #ec3899

Monochromatic

  1. #7f7a0c
  2. #c5be13
  3. #ece538
  4. #f3ee7e
  5. #f9f7c4

Shades

#ece538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ece538
  2. #d4ce32
  3. #bdb72d
  4. #a5a027
  5. #8e8922
  6. #76731c
  7. #5e5c16
  8. #474511
  9. #2f2e0b
  10. #181706
  11. #000000

Tints

#ece538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ece538
  2. #eee84c
  3. #f0ea60
  4. #f2ed74
  5. #f4ef88
  6. #f6f29c
  7. #f7f5af
  8. #f9f7c3
  9. #fbfad7
  10. #fdfceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ece538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ece538
  2. #e1db3f
  3. #d6d146
  4. #ccc74e
  5. #c1bd55
  6. #b6b35c
  7. #aba863
  8. #a09e6a
  9. #969472
  10. #8b8a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dfdfdf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5e2b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9dc02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce246 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdd6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e022 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6e341 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7dca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ece538 {
  color: #ece538;
}
Background
.bg-ece538 {
  background-color: #ece538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ece538 {
  border: 2px solid #ece538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ece538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 229 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ece538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ece538, #99ec38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ece538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 229 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.00 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.11 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.91 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.19 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.20 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.67 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.80 #131ac7 Inverted #dfdfdf Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ece538  rgb(236, 229, 56)  hsl(58, 83%, 57%)  Dandelion
#383fec  rgb(56, 63, 236)  hsl(238, 83%, 57%)  Iris
#38ece5  rgb(56, 236, 229)  hsl(178, 83%, 57%)  Bright Turquoise
#e538ec  rgb(229, 56, 236)  hsl(298, 83%, 57%)  Fuchsia