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#ECF172

#ecf172 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecf172 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 94.51% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.7% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 62.36°, with 81.94% saturation and 69.61% 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 17.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8196

Complementary

  1. #ecf172
  2. #7772f1

Split complementary

  1. #ecf172
  2. #72adf1
  3. #b772f1

Analogous

  1. #f1b772
  2. #ecf172
  3. #adf172

Triadic

  1. #ecf172
  2. #72ecf1
  3. #f172ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecf172
  2. #72f177
  3. #7772f1
  4. #f172ec

Square

  1. #ecf172
  2. #72f1b7
  3. #7772f1
  4. #f172ad

Monochromatic

  1. #b1b812
  2. #e3ea2c
  3. #ecf172
  4. #f5f8b8
  5. #fdfdec

Shades

#ecf172 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecf172
  2. #d4d967
  3. #bdc15b
  4. #a5a950
  5. #8e9144
  6. #767939
  7. #5e602e
  8. #474822
  9. #2f3017
  10. #18180b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecf172 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecf172
  2. #eef280
  3. #f0f48e
  4. #f2f59c
  5. #f4f7aa
  6. #f6f8b9
  7. #f7f9c7
  8. #f9fbd5
  9. #fbfce3
  10. #fdfef1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecf172 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecf172
  2. #e1e673
  3. #d6da75
  4. #cccf76
  5. #c1c478
  6. #b6b979
  7. #abad7a
  8. #a0a27c
  9. #96977d
  10. #8b8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebedc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe865 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fae4d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9eb6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9ee76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4e9b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecf172 {
  color: #ecf172;
}
Background
.bg-ecf172 {
  background-color: #ecf172;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecf172 {
  border: 2px solid #ecf172;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecf172;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 241 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 82% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecf172 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecf172, #adf172);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecf172 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 241 114 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.15 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.28 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.32 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.02 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.07 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.31 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 7.33 #130e8d Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Icterine
#ecf172  rgb(236, 241, 114)  hsl(62, 82%, 70%)  Icterine
#7772f1  rgb(119, 114, 241)  hsl(242, 82%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#72ecf1  rgb(114, 236, 241)  hsl(182, 82%, 70%)  Electric Blue
#f172ec  rgb(241, 114, 236)  hsl(302, 82%, 70%)  Violet