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#EEC204

#eec204 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec204 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 76.08% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.49% magenta, 98.32% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 48.72°, with 96.69% saturation and 47.45% 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 12.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.5677

Complementary

  1. #eec204
  2. #0430ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec204
  2. #04a5ee
  3. #4d04ee

Analogous

  1. #ee4d04
  2. #eec204
  3. #a5ee04

Triadic

  1. #eec204
  2. #04eec2
  3. #c204ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec204
  2. #30ee04
  3. #0430ee
  4. #c204ee

Square

  1. #eec204
  2. #04ee4d
  3. #0430ee
  4. #ee04a5

Monochromatic

  1. #584701
  2. #a38503
  3. #eec204
  4. #fcd943
  5. #fde88e

Shades

#eec204 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec204
  2. #d6af04
  3. #be9b03
  4. #a78803
  5. #8f7402
  6. #776102
  7. #5f4e02
  8. #473a01
  9. #302701
  10. #181300
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec204 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec204
  2. #f0c81d
  3. #f1ce36
  4. #f3d44f
  5. #f5da68
  6. #f7e182
  7. #f8e79b
  8. #faedb4
  9. #fcf3cd
  10. #fdf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec204 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec204
  2. #e3bb10
  3. #d8b51d
  4. #cdae29
  5. #c2a836
  6. #b7a142
  7. #ac9a4e
  8. #a1945b
  9. #968d67
  10. #8b8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c59e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dabf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c818 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb883 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec204 {
  color: #eec204;
}
Background
.bg-eec204 {
  background-color: #eec204;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec204 {
  border: 2px solid #eec204;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec204;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 194 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec204 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec204, #a5ee04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec204 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 194 4 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.94 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.31 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.54 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.57 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.91 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.19 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.89 #113dfb Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#eec204  rgb(238, 194, 4)  hsl(49, 97%, 47%)  Jonquil
#0430ee  rgb(4, 48, 238)  hsl(229, 97%, 47%)  Blue
#04eec2  rgb(4, 238, 194)  hsl(169, 97%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#c204ee  rgb(194, 4, 238)  hsl(289, 97%, 47%)  Electric Purple