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#EEC30C

#eec30c ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec30c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 76.47% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.07% magenta, 94.96% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 48.58°, with 90.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.5723

Complementary

  1. #eec30c
  2. #0c37ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec30c
  2. #0ca8ee
  3. #520cee

Analogous

  1. #ee520c
  2. #eec30c
  3. #a8ee0c

Triadic

  1. #eec30c
  2. #0ceec3
  3. #c30cee

Tetradic

  1. #eec30c
  2. #37ee0c
  3. #0c37ee
  4. #c30cee

Square

  1. #eec30c
  2. #0cee52
  3. #0c37ee
  4. #ee0ca8

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4c05
  2. #a58708
  3. #eec30c
  4. #f6d750
  5. #fae799

Shades

#eec30c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec30c
  2. #d6b00b
  3. #be9c0a
  4. #a78908
  5. #8f7507
  6. #776206
  7. #5f4e05
  8. #473b04
  9. #302702
  10. #181401
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec30c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec30c
  2. #f0c924
  3. #f1cf3d
  4. #f3d555
  5. #f5db6d
  6. #f7e186
  7. #f8e79e
  8. #faedb6
  9. #fcf3ce
  10. #fdf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec30c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec30c
  2. #e3bc18
  3. #d8b623
  4. #cdaf2f
  5. #c2a83a
  6. #b7a246
  7. #ac9b52
  8. #a1945d
  9. #968d69
  10. #8b8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c69f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cc23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c91c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb984 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec30c {
  color: #eec30c;
}
Background
.bg-eec30c {
  background-color: #eec30c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec30c {
  border: 2px solid #eec30c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec30c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 195 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec30c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec30c, #a8ee0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec30c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 195 12 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.69 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.34 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.53 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.75 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.01 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.08 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.92 #113cf3 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#eec30c  rgb(238, 195, 12)  hsl(49, 90%, 49%)  Jonquil
#0c37ee  rgb(12, 55, 238)  hsl(229, 90%, 49%)  Han Purple
#0ceec3  rgb(12, 238, 195)  hsl(169, 90%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#c30cee  rgb(195, 12, 238)  hsl(289, 90%, 49%)  Electric Purple