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#FFEC01

#ffec01 ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffec01 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 92.55% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 99.61% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 55.51°, with 100% saturation and 50.2% 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 17.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Canary Yellow (#ffef00), ΔE 0.86.

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Relative luminance0.8125

Complementary

  1. #ffec01
  2. #0114ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffec01
  2. #0193ff
  3. #6d01ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6d01
  2. #ffec01
  3. #93ff01

Triadic

  1. #ffec01
  2. #01ffec
  3. #ec01ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffec01
  2. #14ff01
  3. #0114ff
  4. #ec01ff

Square

  1. #ffec01
  2. #01ff6d
  3. #0114ff
  4. #ff0193

Monochromatic

  1. #675f00
  2. #b4a600
  3. #ffec01
  4. #fff24e
  5. #fff79a

Shades

#ffec01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffec01
  2. #e6d401
  3. #ccbd01
  4. #b3a501
  5. #998e01
  6. #807601
  7. #665e00
  8. #4d4700
  9. #332f00
  10. #1a1800
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffec01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffec01
  2. #ffee1a
  3. #fff034
  4. #fff24d
  5. #fff467
  6. #fff680
  7. #fff799
  8. #fff9b3
  9. #fffbcc
  10. #fffde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffec01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffec01
  2. #f2e10e
  3. #e6d61a
  4. #d9cc27
  5. #ccc134
  6. #c0b641
  7. #b3ab4d
  8. #a6a05a
  9. #999667
  10. #8d8b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2eab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffec01 {
  color: #ffec01;
}
Background
.bg-ffec01 {
  background-color: #ffec01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffec01 {
  border: 2px solid #ffec01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffec01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 236 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffec01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffec01, #93ff01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffec01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 236 1 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 0.86 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.93 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.79 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.00 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.06 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.42 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.88 #0013fe Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#ffec01  rgb(255, 236, 1)  hsl(56, 100%, 50%)  Canary Yellow
#0114ff  rgb(1, 20, 255)  hsl(236, 100%, 50%)  Blue
#01ffec  rgb(1, 255, 236)  hsl(176, 100%, 50%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec01ff  rgb(236, 1, 255)  hsl(296, 100%, 50%)  Fuchsia