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#ECDB4E

#ecdb4e ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecdb4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 85.88% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.2% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 53.54°, 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 14.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.6905

Complementary

  1. #ecdb4e
  2. #4e5fec

Split complementary

  1. #ecdb4e
  2. #4eaeec
  3. #8c4eec

Analogous

  1. #ec8c4e
  2. #ecdb4e
  3. #aeec4e

Triadic

  1. #ecdb4e
  2. #4eecdb
  3. #db4eec

Tetradic

  1. #ecdb4e
  2. #5fec4e
  3. #4e5fec
  4. #db4eec

Square

  1. #ecdb4e
  2. #4eec8c
  3. #4e5fec
  4. #ec4eae

Monochromatic

  1. #918310
  2. #d6c217
  3. #ecdb4e
  4. #f3e993
  5. #fbf7d8

Shades

#ecdb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecdb4e
  2. #d4c546
  3. #bdaf3e
  4. #a59937
  5. #8e832f
  6. #766e27
  7. #5e581f
  8. #474217
  9. #2f2c10
  10. #181608
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecdb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecdb4e
  2. #eedf60
  3. #f0e271
  4. #f2e683
  5. #f4e995
  6. #f6eda7
  7. #f7f1b8
  8. #f9f4ca
  9. #fbf8dc
  10. #fdfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecdb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecdb4e
  2. #e1d253
  3. #d6c958
  4. #ccc05d
  5. #c1b762
  6. #b6ae67
  7. #aba46c
  8. #a09b71
  9. #969276
  10. #8b897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dab2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed43a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f3dc57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdccbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edd743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f1dc53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d29e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecdb4e {
  color: #ecdb4e;
}
Background
.bg-ecdb4e {
  background-color: #ecdb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecdb4e {
  border: 2px solid #ecdb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecdb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 219 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecdb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdb4e, #aeec4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecdb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 219 78 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.97 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.10 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.37 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.38 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.10 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.14 #1324b1 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ecdb4e  rgb(236, 219, 78)  hsl(54, 81%, 62%)  Dandelion
#4e5fec  rgb(78, 95, 236)  hsl(234, 81%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#4eecdb  rgb(78, 236, 219)  hsl(174, 81%, 62%)  Turquoise
#db4eec  rgb(219, 78, 236)  hsl(294, 81%, 62%)  Fuchsia