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#EEC720

#eec720 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec720 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 78.04% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.39% magenta, 86.55% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 48.64°, with 85.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 12.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.22.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5913

Complementary

  1. #eec720
  2. #2047ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec720
  2. #20aeee
  3. #6020ee

Analogous

  1. #ee6020
  2. #eec720
  3. #aeee20

Triadic

  1. #eec720
  2. #20eec7
  3. #c720ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec720
  2. #47ee20
  3. #2047ee
  4. #c720ee

Square

  1. #eec720
  2. #20ee60
  3. #2047ee
  4. #ee20ae

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5a08
  2. #b4940e
  3. #eec720
  4. #f3d967
  5. #f9ebae

Shades

#eec720 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec720
  2. #d6b31d
  3. #be9f1a
  4. #a78b16
  5. #8f7713
  6. #776410
  7. #5f500d
  8. #473c0a
  9. #302806
  10. #181403
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec720 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec720
  2. #f0cd36
  3. #f1d24d
  4. #f3d863
  5. #f5dd79
  6. #f7e390
  7. #f8e9a6
  8. #faeebc
  9. #fcf4d2
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec720 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec720
  2. #e3c02a
  3. #d8b933
  4. #cdb23d
  5. #c2ab46
  6. #b7a450
  7. #ac9c5a
  8. #a19563
  9. #968e6d
  10. #8b8776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c9a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eacc2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fabd88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec720 {
  color: #eec720;
}
Background
.bg-eec720 {
  background-color: #eec720;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec720 {
  border: 2px solid #eec720;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec720;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 199 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec720 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec720, #aeee20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec720 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 199 32 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.86 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.55 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.66 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.21 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.75 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.97 #1138df Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Jonquil
#eec720  rgb(238, 199, 32)  hsl(49, 86%, 53%)  Jonquil
#2047ee  rgb(32, 71, 238)  hsl(229, 86%, 53%)  Iris
#20eec7  rgb(32, 238, 199)  hsl(169, 86%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#c720ee  rgb(199, 32, 238)  hsl(289, 86%, 53%)  Electric Purple