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#FFEC27

#ffec27 ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffec27 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 84.71% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 54.72°, with 100% saturation and 57.65% 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 1.33.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.814

Complementary

  1. #ffec27
  2. #273aff

Split complementary

  1. #ffec27
  2. #27a6ff
  3. #8027ff

Analogous

  1. #ff8027
  2. #ffec27
  3. #a6ff27

Triadic

  1. #ffec27
  2. #27ffec
  3. #ec27ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffec27
  2. #3aff27
  3. #273aff
  4. #ec27ff

Square

  1. #ffec27
  2. #27ff80
  3. #273aff
  4. #ff27a6

Monochromatic

  1. #8d8100
  2. #dac600
  3. #ffec27
  4. #fff374
  5. #fff9c0

Shades

#ffec27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffec27
  2. #e6d423
  3. #ccbd1f
  4. #b3a51b
  5. #998e17
  6. #807614
  7. #665e10
  8. #4d470c
  9. #332f08
  10. #1a1804
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffec27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffec27
  2. #ffee3d
  3. #fff052
  4. #fff268
  5. #fff47d
  6. #fff693
  7. #fff7a9
  8. #fff9be
  9. #fffbd4
  10. #fffde9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffec27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffec27
  2. #f2e130
  3. #e6d639
  4. #d9cc42
  5. #ccc14b
  6. #c0b654
  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 #ffed3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffec34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffec27 {
  color: #ffec27;
}
Background
.bg-ffec27 {
  background-color: #ffec27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffec27 {
  border: 2px solid #ffec27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffec27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 236 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffec27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffec27, #a6ff27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffec27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 236 39 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.33 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.33 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.93 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.96 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.01 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.26 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.54 #0013d8 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#ffec27  rgb(255, 236, 39)  hsl(55, 100%, 58%)  Aureolin
#273aff  rgb(39, 58, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 58%)  Han Purple
#27ffec  rgb(39, 255, 236)  hsl(175, 100%, 58%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec27ff  rgb(236, 39, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 58%)  Fuchsia