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#FFEC3F

#ffec3f ≈ Aureolin

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffec3f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 92.55% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 75.29% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 54.06°, with 100% saturation and 62.35% 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 17.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aureolin (#fdee00), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.8161

Complementary

  1. #ffec3f
  2. #3f52ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffec3f
  2. #3fb2ff
  3. #8c3fff

Analogous

  1. #ff8c3f
  2. #ffec3f
  3. #b2ff3f

Triadic

  1. #ffec3f
  2. #3fffec
  3. #ec3fff

Tetradic

  1. #ffec3f
  2. #52ff3f
  3. #3f52ff
  4. #ec3fff

Square

  1. #ffec3f
  2. #3fff8c
  3. #3f52ff
  4. #ff3fb2

Monochromatic

  1. #a59500
  2. #f1da00
  3. #ffec3f
  4. #fff48b
  5. #fffbd8

Shades

#ffec3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffec3f
  2. #e6d439
  3. #ccbd32
  4. #b3a52c
  5. #998e26
  6. #807620
  7. #665e19
  8. #4d4713
  9. #332f0d
  10. #1a1806
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffec3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffec3f
  2. #ffee52
  3. #fff065
  4. #fff279
  5. #fff48c
  6. #fff69f
  7. #fff7b2
  8. #fff9c5
  9. #fffbd9
  10. #fffdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffec3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffec3f
  2. #f2e146
  3. #e6d64c
  4. #d9cc53
  5. #ccc159
  6. #c0b660
  7. #b3ab66
  8. #a6a06d
  9. #999673
  10. #8d8b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2eabd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe416 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe72c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe2a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffec3f {
  color: #ffec3f;
}
Background
.bg-ffec3f {
  background-color: #ffec3f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffec3f {
  border: 2px solid #ffec3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffec3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 236 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 100% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffec3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffec3f, #b2ff3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffec3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 236 63 / 0.35);
}

#fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 2.46 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 2.49 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.69 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.41 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 3.73 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 3.94 #0013c0 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Aureolin
#ffec3f  rgb(255, 236, 63)  hsl(54, 100%, 62%)  Aureolin
#3f52ff  rgb(63, 82, 255)  hsl(234, 100%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#3fffec  rgb(63, 255, 236)  hsl(174, 100%, 62%)  Turquoise Blue
#ec3fff  rgb(236, 63, 255)  hsl(294, 100%, 62%)  Fuchsia