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#ECDA4E

#ecda4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecda4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 85.49% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.63% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 53.16°, 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 14.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.6853

Complementary

  1. #ecda4e
  2. #4e60ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecda4e
  2. #4eafec
  3. #8b4eec

Analogous

  1. #ec8b4e
  2. #ecda4e
  3. #afec4e

Triadic

  1. #ecda4e
  2. #4eecda
  3. #da4eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecda4e
  2. #60ec4e
  3. #4e60ec
  4. #da4eec

Square

  1. #ecda4e
  2. #4eec8b
  3. #4e60ec
  4. #ec4eaf

Monochromatic

  1. #918310
  2. #d6c117
  3. #ecda4e
  4. #f3e893
  5. #fbf7d8

Shades

#ecda4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecda4e
  2. #d4c446
  3. #bdae3e
  4. #a59937
  5. #8e832f
  6. #766d27
  7. #5e571f
  8. #474117
  9. #2f2c10
  10. #181608
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecda4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecda4e
  2. #eede60
  3. #f0e171
  4. #f2e583
  5. #f4e995
  6. #f6eda7
  7. #f7f0b8
  8. #f9f4ca
  9. #fbf8dc
  10. #fdfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecda4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecda4e
  2. #e1d153
  3. #d6c858
  4. #ccbf5d
  5. #c1b662
  6. #b6ad67
  7. #aba46c
  8. #a09b71
  9. #969276
  10. #8b897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0d9b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd33b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3db56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdcbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edd643 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0db53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d19d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecda4e {
  color: #ecda4e;
}
Background
.bg-ecda4e {
  background-color: #ecda4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecda4e {
  border: 2px solid #ecda4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecda4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 218 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecda4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecda4e, #afec4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecda4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 218 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.00 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.10 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.33 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.37 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.87 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.37 #1325b1 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecda4e  rgb(236, 218, 78)  hsl(53, 81%, 62%)  Dandelion
#4e60ec  rgb(78, 96, 236)  hsl(233, 81%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4eecda  rgb(78, 236, 218)  hsl(173, 81%, 62%)  Turquoise
#da4eec  rgb(218, 78, 236)  hsl(293, 81%, 62%)  Fuchsia