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#ECBC06

#ecbc06 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ecbc06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.34% magenta, 97.46% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 47.48°, with 95.04% saturation and 47.45% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.5381

Complementary

  1. #ecbc06
  2. #0636ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecbc06
  2. #06a9ec
  3. #4906ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4906
  2. #ecbc06
  3. #a9ec06

Triadic

  1. #ecbc06
  2. #06ecbc
  3. #bc06ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecbc06
  2. #36ec06
  3. #0636ec
  4. #bc06ec

Square

  1. #ecbc06
  2. #06ec49
  3. #0636ec
  4. #ec06a9

Monochromatic

  1. #574502
  2. #a18104
  3. #ecbc06
  4. #fad444
  5. #fce58f

Shades

#ecbc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecbc06
  2. #d4a905
  3. #bd9605
  4. #a58404
  5. #8e7104
  6. #765e03
  7. #5e4b02
  8. #473802
  9. #2f2601
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecbc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecbc06
  2. #eec31f
  3. #f0c938
  4. #f2d051
  5. #f4d76a
  6. #f6de83
  7. #f7e49b
  8. #f9ebb4
  9. #fbf2cd
  10. #fdf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecbc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecbc06
  2. #e1b612
  3. #d6b01e
  4. #ccaa2b
  5. #c1a437
  6. #b69e43
  7. #ab984f
  8. #a0925b
  9. #968c68
  10. #8b8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4bf9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc71f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c317 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b27f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecbc06 {
  color: #ecbc06;
}
Background
.bg-ecbc06 {
  background-color: #ecbc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecbc06 {
  border: 2px solid #ecbc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecbc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 95% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecbc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecbc06, #a9ec06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecbc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.37 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.04 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.65 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.66 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.15 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.17 #1343f9 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecbc06  rgb(236, 188, 6)  hsl(47, 95%, 47%)  Saffron
#0636ec  rgb(6, 54, 236)  hsl(227, 95%, 47%)  Blue
#06ecbc  rgb(6, 236, 188)  hsl(167, 95%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#bc06ec  rgb(188, 6, 236)  hsl(287, 95%, 47%)  Electric Purple