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#ECEA5D

#ecea5d ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecea5d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 91.76% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.85% magenta, 60.59% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 59.16°, with 79.01% saturation and 64.51% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7747

Complementary

  1. #ecea5d
  2. #5d5fec

Split complementary

  1. #ecea5d
  2. #5da7ec
  3. #a25dec

Analogous

  1. #eca25d
  2. #ecea5d
  3. #a7ec5d

Triadic

  1. #ecea5d
  2. #5decea
  3. #ea5dec

Tetradic

  1. #ecea5d
  2. #5fec5d
  3. #5d5fec
  4. #ea5dec

Square

  1. #ecea5d
  2. #5deca2
  3. #5d5fec
  4. #ec5da7

Monochromatic

  1. #9e9c12
  2. #e2df1a
  3. #ecea5d
  4. #f4f3a1
  5. #fcfce6

Shades

#ecea5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecea5d
  2. #d4d354
  3. #bdbb4a
  4. #a5a441
  5. #8e8c38
  6. #76752f
  7. #5e5e25
  8. #47461c
  9. #2f2f13
  10. #181709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecea5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecea5d
  2. #eeec6d
  3. #f0ee7d
  4. #f2f08e
  5. #f4f29e
  6. #f6f5ae
  7. #f7f7be
  8. #f9f9ce
  9. #fbfbdf
  10. #fdfdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecea5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecea5d
  2. #e1df61
  3. #d6d564
  4. #ccca68
  5. #c1c06b
  6. #b6b56f
  7. #abaa72
  8. #a0a076
  9. #969579
  10. #8b8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e6bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce14c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee665 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcdccc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6e553 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e862 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6e2ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecea5d {
  color: #ecea5d;
}
Background
.bg-ecea5d {
  background-color: #ecea5d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecea5d {
  border: 2px solid #ecea5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecea5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 234 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecea5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecea5d, #a7ec5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecea5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 234 93 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.13 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.39 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.78 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.12 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.41 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.26 #1315a2 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Icterine
#ecea5d  rgb(236, 234, 93)  hsl(59, 79%, 65%)  Icterine
#5d5fec  rgb(93, 95, 236)  hsl(239, 79%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5decea  rgb(93, 236, 234)  hsl(179, 79%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#ea5dec  rgb(234, 93, 236)  hsl(299, 79%, 65%)  Orchid