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#ECF53A

#ecf53a ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecf53a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 96.08% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.33% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 62.89°, with 90.34% saturation and 59.41% 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 17.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.8344

Complementary

  1. #ecf53a
  2. #433af5

Split complementary

  1. #ecf53a
  2. #3a8ef5
  3. #a13af5

Analogous

  1. #f5a13a
  2. #ecf53a
  3. #8ef53a

Triadic

  1. #ecf53a
  2. #3aecf5
  3. #f53aec

Tetradic

  1. #ecf53a
  2. #3af543
  3. #433af5
  4. #f53aec

Square

  1. #ecf53a
  2. #3af5a1
  3. #433af5
  4. #f53a8e

Monochromatic

  1. #888f07
  2. #ced80b
  3. #ecf53a
  4. #f3f983
  5. #fafccc

Shades

#ecf53a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecf53a
  2. #d4dd34
  3. #bdc42e
  4. #a5ac29
  5. #8e9323
  6. #767b1d
  7. #5e6217
  8. #474a11
  9. #2f310c
  10. #181906
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecf53a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecf53a
  2. #eef64e
  3. #f0f761
  4. #f2f875
  5. #f4f989
  6. #f6fa9d
  7. #f7fbb0
  8. #f9fcc4
  9. #fbfdd8
  10. #fdfeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecf53a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecf53a
  2. #e1e941
  3. #d6de48
  4. #ccd24f
  5. #c1c656
  6. #b6bb5d
  7. #abaf64
  8. #a0a36b
  9. #969772
  10. #8b8c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ebebeb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecefbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fce6d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdee21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdf145 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6ecab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecf53a {
  color: #ecf53a;
}
Background
.bg-ecf53a {
  background-color: #ecf53a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecf53a {
  border: 2px solid #ecf53a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecf53a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 245 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 90% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecf53a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecf53a, #8ef53a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecf53a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 245 58 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.36 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.63 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.78 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.82 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 4.13 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.31 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.62 #130ac5 Inverted #ebebeb Grayscale 

Daffodil
#ecf53a  rgb(236, 245, 58)  hsl(63, 90%, 59%)  Daffodil
#433af5  rgb(67, 58, 245)  hsl(243, 90%, 59%)  Han Purple
#3aecf5  rgb(58, 236, 245)  hsl(183, 90%, 59%)  Electric Blue
#f53aec  rgb(245, 58, 236)  hsl(303, 90%, 59%)  Fuchsia