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#EBEC4E

#ebec4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebec4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 92.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 60.38°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 16.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.782

Complementary

  1. #ebec4e
  2. #4f4eec

Split complementary

  1. #ebec4e
  2. #4e9cec
  3. #9e4eec

Analogous

  1. #ec9e4e
  2. #ebec4e
  3. #9cec4e

Triadic

  1. #ebec4e
  2. #4eebec
  3. #ec4eeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebec4e
  2. #4eec4f
  3. #4f4eec
  4. #ec4eeb

Square

  1. #ebec4e
  2. #4eec9e
  3. #4f4eec
  4. #ec4e9c

Monochromatic

  1. #919110
  2. #d5d617
  3. #ebec4e
  4. #f3f393
  5. #fbfbd8

Shades

#ebec4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebec4e
  2. #d4d446
  3. #bcbd3e
  4. #a5a537
  5. #8d8e2f
  6. #767627
  7. #5e5e1f
  8. #474717
  9. #2f2f10
  10. #181808
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebec4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebec4e
  2. #edee60
  3. #eff071
  4. #f1f283
  5. #f3f495
  6. #f5f6a7
  7. #f7f7b8
  8. #f9f9ca
  9. #fbfbdc
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebec4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebec4e
  2. #e0e153
  3. #d6d658
  4. #cbcc5d
  5. #c0c162
  6. #b6b667
  7. #abab6c
  8. #a0a071
  9. #959676
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e8bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee236 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe759 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbdecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e955 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5e3a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebec4e {
  color: #ebec4e;
}
Background
.bg-ebec4e {
  background-color: #ebec4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebec4e {
  border: 2px solid #ebec4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebec4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 236 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebec4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebec4e, #9cec4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebec4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 236 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.88 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.04 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.27 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.55 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.08 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.49 #1413b1 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Icterine
#ebec4e  rgb(235, 236, 78)  hsl(60, 81%, 62%)  Icterine
#4f4eec  rgb(79, 78, 236)  hsl(240, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4eebec  rgb(78, 235, 236)  hsl(180, 81%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#ec4eeb  rgb(236, 78, 235)  hsl(300, 81%, 62%)  Fuchsia