ColorTool
Log in
#FFEC26

#ffec26 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ffec26 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 85.1% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 54.75°, with 100% saturation and 57.45% 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 Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ffff33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.8139

Complementary

  1. #ffec26
  2. #2639ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffec26
  2. #26a5ff
  3. #8026ff

Analogous

  1. #ff8026
  2. #ffec26
  3. #a5ff26

Triadic

  1. #ffec26
  2. #26ffec
  3. #ec26ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffec26
  2. #39ff26
  3. #2639ff
  4. #ec26ff

Square

  1. #ffec26
  2. #26ff80
  3. #2639ff
  4. #ff26a5

Monochromatic

  1. #8c8000
  2. #d8c600
  3. #ffec26
  4. #fff372
  5. #fff9bf

Shades

#ffec26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffec26
  2. #e6d422
  3. #ccbd1e
  4. #b3a51b
  5. #998e17
  6. #807613
  7. #665e0f
  8. #4d470b
  9. #332f08
  10. #1a1804
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffec26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffec26
  2. #ffee3c
  3. #fff051
  4. #fff267
  5. #fff47d
  6. #fff693
  7. #fff7a8
  8. #fff9be
  9. #fffbd4
  10. #fffde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffec26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffec26
  2. #f2e12f
  3. #e6d638
  4. #d9cc41
  5. #ccc14a
  6. #c0b653
  7. #b3ab5c
  8. #a6a065
  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 #ffed3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ffec26 {
  color: #ffec26;
}
Background
.bg-ffec26 {
  background-color: #ffec26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffec26 {
  border: 2px solid #ffec26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffec26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 236 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffec26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffec26, #a5ff26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffec26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 236 38 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.30 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.30 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.94 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.95 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.99 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.25 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.56 #0013d9 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#ffec26  rgb(255, 236, 38)  hsl(55, 100%, 57%)  Aureolin
#2639ff  rgb(38, 57, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 57%)  Han Purple
#26ffec  rgb(38, 255, 236)  hsl(175, 100%, 57%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec26ff  rgb(236, 38, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 57%)  Fuchsia