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#ECF709

#ecf709 ≈ Daffodil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecf709 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 96.86% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.36% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 62.77°, with 93.7% saturation and 50.2% 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 17.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Daffodil (#ffff31), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.8437

Complementary

  1. #ecf709
  2. #1409f7

Split complementary

  1. #ecf709
  2. #0975f7
  3. #8b09f7

Analogous

  1. #f78b09
  2. #ecf709
  3. #75f709

Triadic

  1. #ecf709
  2. #09ecf7
  3. #f709ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecf709
  2. #09f714
  3. #1409f7
  4. #f709ec

Square

  1. #ecf709
  2. #09f78b
  3. #1409f7
  4. #f70975

Monochromatic

  1. #5f6403
  2. #a6ae06
  3. #ecf709
  4. #f2f953
  5. #f7fc9d

Shades

#ecf709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecf709
  2. #d4de08
  3. #bdc607
  4. #a5ad06
  5. #8e9405
  6. #767c05
  7. #5e6304
  8. #474a03
  9. #2f3102
  10. #181901
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecf709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecf709
  2. #eef822
  3. #f0f93a
  4. #f2f953
  5. #f4fa6b
  6. #f6fb84
  7. #f7fc9d
  8. #f9fdb5
  9. #fbfdce
  10. #fdfee6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecf709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecf709
  2. #e1eb15
  3. #d6df21
  4. #ccd32d
  5. #c1c739
  6. #b6bc45
  7. #abb050
  8. #a0a45c
  9. #969868
  10. #8b8c74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecf1bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffef33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fde7d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #fff000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff227 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6eea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecf709 {
  color: #ecf709;
}
Background
.bg-ecf709 {
  background-color: #ecf709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecf709 {
  border: 2px solid #ecf709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecf709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 247 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 94% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecf709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecf709, #75f709);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecf709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 247 9 / 0.35);
}

#ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 2.93 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 3.12 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 3.20 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 3.83 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.98 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.15 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.84 #1308f6 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Daffodil
#ecf709  rgb(236, 247, 9)  hsl(63, 94%, 50%)  Daffodil
#1409f7  rgb(20, 9, 247)  hsl(243, 94%, 50%)  Blue
#09ecf7  rgb(9, 236, 247)  hsl(183, 94%, 50%)  Electric Blue
#f709ec  rgb(247, 9, 236)  hsl(303, 94%, 50%)  Fuchsia