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#F2EC73

#f2ec73 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f2ec73 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 92.55% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.48% magenta, 52.48% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 57.17°, with 83.01% saturation and 70% 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 17.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.8011

Complementary

  1. #f2ec73
  2. #7379f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2ec73
  2. #73b8f2
  3. #ad73f2

Analogous

  1. #f2ad73
  2. #f2ec73
  3. #b8f273

Triadic

  1. #f2ec73
  2. #73f2ec
  3. #ec73f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2ec73
  2. #79f273
  3. #7379f2
  4. #ec73f2

Square

  1. #f2ec73
  2. #73f2ad
  3. #7379f2
  4. #f273b8

Monochromatic

  1. #bbb311
  2. #ece32d
  3. #f2ec73
  4. #f9f6b9
  5. #fdfcec

Shades

#f2ec73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2ec73
  2. #dad468
  3. #c2bd5c
  4. #a9a551
  5. #918e45
  6. #79763a
  7. #615e2e
  8. #494723
  9. #302f17
  10. #18180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2ec73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2ec73
  2. #f3ee81
  3. #f5f08f
  4. #f6f29d
  5. #f7f4ab
  6. #f9f6b9
  7. #faf7c7
  8. #fbf9d5
  9. #fcfbe3
  10. #fefdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2ec73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2ec73
  2. #e7e174
  3. #dbd676
  4. #d0cc77
  5. #c4c178
  6. #b9b67a
  7. #aeab7b
  8. #a2a07c
  9. #97967d
  10. #8b8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ece9c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde467 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffea79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdfd1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e76c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fbeb77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbe4b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2ec73 {
  color: #f2ec73;
}
Background
.bg-f2ec73 {
  background-color: #f2ec73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2ec73 {
  border: 2px solid #f2ec73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2ec73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 236 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 83% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2ec73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2ec73, #b8f273);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2ec73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 236 115 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.92 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.39 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.46 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.64 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.91 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.15 #0d138c Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Icterine
#f2ec73  rgb(242, 236, 115)  hsl(57, 83%, 70%)  Icterine
#7379f2  rgb(115, 121, 242)  hsl(237, 83%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#73f2ec  rgb(115, 242, 236)  hsl(177, 83%, 70%)  Electric Blue
#ec73f2  rgb(236, 115, 242)  hsl(297, 83%, 70%)  Violet