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#ECF53E

#ecf53e ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecf53e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.69% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 62.95°, with 90.15% saturation and 60.2% 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 17.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.8349

Complementary

  1. #ecf53e
  2. #473ef5

Split complementary

  1. #ecf53e
  2. #3e91f5
  3. #a33ef5

Analogous

  1. #f5a33e
  2. #ecf53e
  3. #91f53e

Triadic

  1. #ecf53e
  2. #3eecf5
  3. #f53eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecf53e
  2. #3ef547
  3. #473ef5
  4. #f53eec

Square

  1. #ecf53e
  2. #3ef5a3
  3. #473ef5
  4. #f53e91

Monochromatic

  1. #8c9208
  2. #d1db0b
  3. #ecf53e
  4. #f3f987
  5. #fafdcf

Shades

#ecf53e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecf53e
  2. #d4dd38
  3. #bdc432
  4. #a5ac2b
  5. #8e9325
  6. #767b1f
  7. #5e6219
  8. #474a13
  9. #2f310c
  10. #181906
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecf53e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecf53e
  2. #eef651
  3. #f0f765
  4. #f2f878
  5. #f4f98b
  6. #f6fa9f
  7. #f7fbb2
  8. #f9fcc5
  9. #fbfdd8
  10. #fdfeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecf53e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecf53e
  2. #e1e945
  3. #d6de4b
  4. #ccd252
  5. #c1c658
  6. #b6bb5f
  7. #abaf66
  8. #a0a36c
  9. #969773
  10. #8b8c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecefbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe90b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fce6d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fdee28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fdf148 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6ecab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecf53e {
  color: #ecf53e;
}
Background
.bg-ecf53e {
  background-color: #ecf53e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecf53e {
  border: 2px solid #ecf53e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecf53e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 245 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 90% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecf53e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecf53e, #91f53e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecf53e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 245 62 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 3.49 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.52 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.64 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.92 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 4.31 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.38 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.79 #130ac1 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Daffodil
#ecf53e  rgb(236, 245, 62)  hsl(63, 90%, 60%)  Daffodil
#473ef5  rgb(71, 62, 245)  hsl(243, 90%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#3eecf5  rgb(62, 236, 245)  hsl(183, 90%, 60%)  Electric Blue
#f53eec  rgb(245, 62, 236)  hsl(303, 90%, 60%)  Fuchsia