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#FFEC24

#ffec24 ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffec24 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 85.88% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 54.79°, with 100% saturation and 57.06% 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 17.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Canary Yellow (#ffef00), ΔE 1.24.

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Relative luminance0.8138

Complementary

  1. #ffec24
  2. #2437ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffec24
  2. #24a5ff
  3. #7e24ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7e24
  2. #ffec24
  3. #a5ff24

Triadic

  1. #ffec24
  2. #24ffec
  3. #ec24ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffec24
  2. #37ff24
  3. #2437ff
  4. #ec24ff

Square

  1. #ffec24
  2. #24ff7e
  3. #2437ff
  4. #ff24a5

Monochromatic

  1. #8a7e00
  2. #d7c400
  3. #ffec24
  4. #fff371
  5. #fff9bd

Shades

#ffec24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffec24
  2. #e6d420
  3. #ccbd1d
  4. #b3a519
  5. #998e16
  6. #807612
  7. #665e0e
  8. #4d470b
  9. #332f07
  10. #1a1804
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffec24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffec24
  2. #ffee3a
  3. #fff050
  4. #fff266
  5. #fff47c
  6. #fff692
  7. #fff7a7
  8. #fff9bd
  9. #fffbd3
  10. #fffde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffec24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffec24
  2. #f2e12d
  3. #e6d636
  4. #d9cc40
  5. #ccc149
  6. #c0b652
  7. #b3ab5b
  8. #a6a064
  9. #99966e
  10. #8d8b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2eabb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffec24 {
  color: #ffec24;
}
Background
.bg-ffec24 {
  background-color: #ffec24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffec24 {
  border: 2px solid #ffec24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffec24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 236 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffec24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffec24, #a5ff24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffec24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 236 36 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.24 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.24 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.95 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.96 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.98 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.22 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.59 #0013db Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#ffec24  rgb(255, 236, 36)  hsl(55, 100%, 57%)  Canary Yellow
#2437ff  rgb(36, 55, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 57%)  Han Purple
#24ffec  rgb(36, 255, 236)  hsl(175, 100%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec24ff  rgb(236, 36, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 57%)  Fuchsia