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#ECD080

#ecd080 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecd080 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 81.57% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.86% magenta, 45.76% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 44.44°, with 73.97% saturation and 71.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.645

Complementary

  1. #ecd080
  2. #809cec

Split complementary

  1. #ecd080
  2. #80d2ec
  3. #9a80ec

Analogous

  1. #ec9a80
  2. #ecd080
  3. #d2ec80

Triadic

  1. #ecd080
  2. #80ecd0
  3. #d080ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecd080
  2. #9cec80
  3. #809cec
  4. #d080ec

Square

  1. #ecd080
  2. #80ec9a
  3. #809cec
  4. #ec80d2

Monochromatic

  1. #b88f1b
  2. #e2b73d
  3. #ecd080
  4. #f6e9c3
  5. #fcf8ed

Shades

#ecd080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecd080
  2. #d4bb73
  3. #bda666
  4. #a5925a
  5. #8e7d4d
  6. #766840
  7. #5e5333
  8. #473e26
  9. #2f2a1a
  10. #18150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecd080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecd080
  2. #eed58d
  3. #f0d999
  4. #f2dea6
  5. #f4e3b3
  6. #f6e8c0
  7. #f7eccc
  8. #f9f1d9
  9. #fbf6e6
  10. #fdfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecd080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecd080
  2. #e1c880
  3. #d6c080
  4. #ccb880
  5. #c1b080
  6. #b6a880
  7. #aba080
  8. #a09880
  9. #969080
  10. #8b8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd1b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cd7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d683 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbc4bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5ce7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d382 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5c9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecd080 {
  color: #ecd080;
}
Background
.bg-ecd080 {
  background-color: #ecd080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecd080 {
  border: 2px solid #ecd080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecd080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 208 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 74% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecd080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecd080, #d2ec80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecd080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 208 128 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.83 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.02 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.18 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.44 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.57 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.93 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.10 #132f7f Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Buff
#ecd080  rgb(236, 208, 128)  hsl(44, 74%, 71%)  Buff
#809cec  rgb(128, 156, 236)  hsl(224, 74%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#80ecd0  rgb(128, 236, 208)  hsl(164, 74%, 71%)  Aquamarine
#d080ec  rgb(208, 128, 236)  hsl(284, 74%, 71%)  Heliotrope