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#EEC211

#eec211 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec211 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.49% magenta, 92.86% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 48.05°, with 86.67% 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 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.568

Complementary

  1. #eec211
  2. #113dee

Split complementary

  1. #eec211
  2. #11acee
  3. #5311ee

Analogous

  1. #ee5311
  2. #eec211
  3. #acee11

Triadic

  1. #eec211
  2. #11eec2
  3. #c211ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec211
  2. #3dee11
  3. #113dee
  4. #c211ee

Square

  1. #eec211
  2. #11ee53
  3. #113dee
  4. #ee11ac

Monochromatic

  1. #5f4e07
  2. #a7880c
  3. #eec211
  4. #f3d458
  5. #f8e7a0

Shades

#eec211 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec211
  2. #d6af0f
  3. #be9b0e
  4. #a7880c
  5. #8f740a
  6. #776109
  7. #5f4e07
  8. #473a05
  9. #302703
  10. #181302
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec211 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec211
  2. #f0c829
  3. #f1ce41
  4. #f3d458
  5. #f5da70
  6. #f7e188
  7. #f8e7a0
  8. #faedb8
  9. #fcf3cf
  10. #fdf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec211 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec211
  2. #e3bb1c
  3. #d8b527
  4. #cdae32
  5. #c2a83d
  6. #b7a149
  7. #ac9a54
  8. #a1945f
  9. #968d6a
  10. #8b8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c59e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c81e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb884 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec211 {
  color: #eec211;
}
Background
.bg-eec211 {
  background-color: #eec211;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec211 {
  border: 2px solid #eec211;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec211;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 194 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec211 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec211, #acee11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec211 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 194 17 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.99 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.05 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.44 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.49 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.85 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.28 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.64 #113dee Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#eec211  rgb(238, 194, 17)  hsl(48, 87%, 50%)  Jonquil
#113dee  rgb(17, 61, 238)  hsl(228, 87%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#11eec2  rgb(17, 238, 194)  hsl(168, 87%, 50%)  Aquamarine
#c211ee  rgb(194, 17, 238)  hsl(288, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple