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#ECF609

#ecf609 ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecf609 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 96.47% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.34% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 62.53°, with 92.94% saturation and 50% 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 17.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.8376

Complementary

  1. #ecf609
  2. #1309f6

Split complementary

  1. #ecf609
  2. #0976f6
  3. #8909f6

Analogous

  1. #f68909
  2. #ecf609
  3. #76f609

Triadic

  1. #ecf609
  2. #09ecf6
  3. #f609ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecf609
  2. #09f613
  3. #1309f6
  4. #f609ec

Square

  1. #ecf609
  2. #09f689
  3. #1309f6
  4. #f60976

Monochromatic

  1. #5e6204
  2. #a5ac06
  3. #ecf609
  4. #f2f953
  5. #f7fb9d

Shades

#ecf609 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecf609
  2. #d4dd08
  3. #bdc507
  4. #a5ac06
  5. #8e9405
  6. #767b05
  7. #5e6204
  8. #474a03
  9. #2f3102
  10. #181901
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecf609 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecf609
  2. #eef722
  3. #f0f83a
  4. #f2f953
  5. #f4fa6b
  6. #f6fb84
  7. #f7fb9d
  8. #f9fcb5
  9. #fbfdce
  10. #fdfee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecf609 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecf609
  2. #e1ea15
  3. #d6de21
  4. #ccd32d
  5. #c1c739
  6. #b6bb45
  7. #abaf50
  8. #a0a35c
  9. #969868
  10. #8b8c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecf0bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffee32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fde6d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #feef00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff127 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6eda7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecf609 {
  color: #ecf609;
}
Background
.bg-ecf609 {
  background-color: #ecf609;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecf609 {
  border: 2px solid #ecf609;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecf609;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 246 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 93% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecf609 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecf609, #76f609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecf609 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 246 9 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.92 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.11 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.43 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.83 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.00 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.59 #1309f6 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Daffodil
#ecf609  rgb(236, 246, 9)  hsl(63, 93%, 50%)  Daffodil
#1309f6  rgb(19, 9, 246)  hsl(243, 93%, 50%)  Blue
#09ecf6  rgb(9, 236, 246)  hsl(183, 93%, 50%)  Aqua
#f609ec  rgb(246, 9, 236)  hsl(303, 93%, 50%)  Fuchsia