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#EEC727

#eec727 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec727 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.39% magenta, 83.61% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 48.24°, with 85.41% saturation and 54.31% 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 1.41.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5917

Complementary

  1. #eec727
  2. #274eee

Split complementary

  1. #eec727
  2. #27b1ee
  3. #6327ee

Analogous

  1. #ee6327
  2. #eec727
  3. #b1ee27

Triadic

  1. #eec727
  2. #27eec7
  3. #c727ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec727
  2. #4eee27
  3. #274eee
  4. #c727ee

Square

  1. #eec727
  2. #27ee63
  3. #274eee
  4. #ee27b1

Monochromatic

  1. #735e09
  2. #ba980f
  3. #eec727
  4. #f4d96e
  5. #f9ecb5

Shades

#eec727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec727
  2. #d6b323
  3. #be9f1f
  4. #a78b1b
  5. #8f7717
  6. #776414
  7. #5f5010
  8. #473c0c
  9. #302808
  10. #181404
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec727
  2. #f0cd3d
  3. #f1d252
  4. #f3d868
  5. #f5dd7d
  6. #f7e393
  7. #f8e9a9
  8. #faeebe
  9. #fcf4d4
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec727
  2. #e3c030
  3. #d8b939
  4. #cdb242
  5. #c2ab4b
  6. #b7a454
  7. #ac9c5c
  8. #a19565
  9. #968e6e
  10. #8b8777
  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 #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c508 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eacc2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fabd89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec727 {
  color: #eec727;
}
Background
.bg-eec727 {
  background-color: #eec727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec727 {
  border: 2px solid #eec727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 199 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec727, #b1ee27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 199 39 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.41 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.67 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.54 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.72 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.38 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.73 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.94 #1138d8 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Jonquil
#eec727  rgb(238, 199, 39)  hsl(48, 85%, 54%)  Jonquil
#274eee  rgb(39, 78, 238)  hsl(228, 85%, 54%)  Majorelle Blue
#27eec7  rgb(39, 238, 199)  hsl(168, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#c727ee  rgb(199, 39, 238)  hsl(288, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple