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#FFEC2F

#ffec2f ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffec2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 81.57% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 54.52°, with 100% saturation and 59.22% 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 17.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 1.62.

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Relative luminance0.8146

Complementary

  1. #ffec2f
  2. #2f42ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffec2f
  2. #2faaff
  3. #842fff

Analogous

  1. #ff842f
  2. #ffec2f
  3. #aaff2f

Triadic

  1. #ffec2f
  2. #2fffec
  3. #ec2fff

Tetradic

  1. #ffec2f
  2. #42ff2f
  3. #2f42ff
  4. #ec2fff

Square

  1. #ffec2f
  2. #2fff84
  3. #2f42ff
  4. #ff2faa

Monochromatic

  1. #958700
  2. #e2cd00
  3. #ffec2f
  4. #fff37c
  5. #fffac8

Shades

#ffec2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffec2f
  2. #e6d42a
  3. #ccbd26
  4. #b3a521
  5. #998e1c
  6. #807618
  7. #665e13
  8. #4d470e
  9. #332f09
  10. #1a1805
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffec2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffec2f
  2. #ffee44
  3. #fff059
  4. #fff26d
  5. #fff482
  6. #fff697
  7. #fff7ac
  8. #fff9c1
  9. #fffbd5
  10. #fffdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffec2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffec2f
  2. #f2e137
  3. #e6d63f
  4. #d9cc47
  5. #ccc14f
  6. #c0b658
  7. #b3ab60
  8. #a6a068
  9. #999670
  10. #8d8b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2eabc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe709 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffec2f {
  color: #ffec2f;
}
Background
.bg-ffec2f {
  background-color: #ffec2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffec2f {
  border: 2px solid #ffec2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffec2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 236 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffec2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffec2f, #aaff2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffec2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 236 47 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 1.62 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 1.64 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.80 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.03 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.17 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.42 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.44 #0013d0 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#ffec2f  rgb(255, 236, 47)  hsl(55, 100%, 59%)  Aureolin
#2f42ff  rgb(47, 66, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#2fffec  rgb(47, 255, 236)  hsl(175, 100%, 59%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec2fff  rgb(236, 47, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 59%)  Fuchsia