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#FFEC1F

#ffec1f ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffec1f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 87.84% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 54.91°, with 100% saturation and 56.08% 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 17.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Canary Yellow (#ffef00), ΔE 1.11.

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Relative luminance0.8135

Complementary

  1. #ffec1f
  2. #1f32ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffec1f
  2. #1fa2ff
  3. #7c1fff

Analogous

  1. #ff7c1f
  2. #ffec1f
  3. #a2ff1f

Triadic

  1. #ffec1f
  2. #1fffec
  3. #ec1fff

Tetradic

  1. #ffec1f
  2. #32ff1f
  3. #1f32ff
  4. #ec1fff

Square

  1. #ffec1f
  2. #1fff7c
  3. #1f32ff
  4. #ff1fa2

Monochromatic

  1. #857a00
  2. #d2c000
  3. #ffec1f
  4. #fff26c
  5. #fff9b8

Shades

#ffec1f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffec1f
  2. #e6d41c
  3. #ccbd19
  4. #b3a516
  5. #998e13
  6. #807610
  7. #665e0c
  8. #4d4709
  9. #332f06
  10. #1a1803
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffec1f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffec1f
  2. #ffee35
  3. #fff04c
  4. #fff262
  5. #fff479
  6. #fff68f
  7. #fff7a5
  8. #fff9bc
  9. #fffbd2
  10. #fffde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffec1f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffec1f
  2. #f2e129
  3. #e6d632
  4. #d9cc3c
  5. #ccc146
  6. #c0b650
  7. #b3ab59
  8. #a6a063
  9. #99966d
  10. #8d8b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2eaba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdaca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffec1f {
  color: #ffec1f;
}
Background
.bg-ffec1f {
  background-color: #ffec1f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffec1f {
  border: 2px solid #ffec1f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffec1f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 236 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffec1f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffec1f, #a2ff1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffec1f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 236 31 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.11 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.13 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.91 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.94 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.06 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.17 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.66 #0013e0 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#ffec1f  rgb(255, 236, 31)  hsl(55, 100%, 56%)  Canary Yellow
#1f32ff  rgb(31, 50, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 56%)  Han Purple
#1fffec  rgb(31, 255, 236)  hsl(175, 100%, 56%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec1fff  rgb(236, 31, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 56%)  Fuchsia