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#ECEC99

#ecec99 ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecec99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 92.55% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 35.17% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 68.6% saturation and 76.27% 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 17.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 3.16.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8012

Complementary

  1. #ecec99
  2. #9999ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecec99
  2. #99c2ec
  3. #c299ec

Analogous

  1. #ecc299
  2. #ecec99
  3. #c2ec99

Triadic

  1. #ecec99
  2. #99ecec
  3. #ec99ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecec99
  2. #99ec99
  3. #9999ec
  4. #ec99ec

Square

  1. #ecec99
  2. #99ecc2
  3. #9999ec
  4. #ec99c2

Monochromatic

  1. #c7c725
  2. #e0e058
  3. #ecec99
  4. #f8f8d9
  5. #fcfcee

Shades

#ecec99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecec99
  2. #d4d48a
  3. #bdbd7a
  4. #a5a56b
  5. #8e8e5c
  6. #76764d
  7. #5e5e3d
  8. #47472e
  9. #2f2f1f
  10. #18180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecec99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecec99
  2. #eeeea3
  3. #f0f0ad
  4. #f2f2b8
  5. #f4f4c2
  6. #f6f6cc
  7. #f7f7d6
  8. #f9f9e0
  9. #fbfbeb
  10. #fdfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecec99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecec99
  2. #e1e197
  3. #d6d694
  4. #cccc92
  5. #c1c18f
  6. #b6b68d
  7. #abab8a
  8. #a0a088
  9. #969685
  10. #8b8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e9cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f9e593 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae99c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7e2d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e895 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5ea9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3e6c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecec99 {
  color: #ecec99;
}
Background
.bg-ecec99 {
  background-color: #ecec99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecec99 {
  border: 2px solid #ecec99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecec99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 236 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 69% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecec99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecec99, #c2ec99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecec99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 236 153 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.16 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.17 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.49 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.88 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.30 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.31 #131366 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Khaki
#ecec99  rgb(236, 236, 153)  hsl(60, 69%, 76%)  Khaki
#9999ec  rgb(153, 153, 236)  hsl(240, 69%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99ecec  rgb(153, 236, 236)  hsl(180, 69%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise
#ec99ec  rgb(236, 153, 236)  hsl(300, 69%, 76%)  Plum