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#ECF080

#ecf080 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ecf080 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 94.12% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 62.14°, with 78.87% saturation and 72.16% 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 17.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8171

Complementary

  1. #ecf080
  2. #8480f0

Split complementary

  1. #ecf080
  2. #80b4f0
  3. #bc80f0

Analogous

  1. #f0bc80
  2. #ecf080
  3. #b4f080

Triadic

  1. #ecf080
  2. #80ecf0
  3. #f080ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecf080
  2. #80f084
  3. #8480f0
  4. #f080ec

Square

  1. #ecf080
  2. #80f0bc
  3. #8480f0
  4. #f080b4

Monochromatic

  1. #bac017
  2. #e2e83c
  3. #ecf080
  4. #f6f8c4
  5. #fcfded

Shades

#ecf080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecf080
  2. #d4d873
  3. #bdc066
  4. #a5a85a
  5. #8e904d
  6. #767840
  7. #5e6033
  8. #474826
  9. #2f301a
  10. #18180d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecf080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecf080
  2. #eef28d
  3. #f0f399
  4. #f2f5a6
  5. #f4f6b3
  6. #f6f8c0
  7. #f7f9cc
  8. #f9fbd9
  9. #fbfce6
  10. #fdfef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecf080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecf080
  2. #e1e580
  3. #d6da80
  4. #ccce80
  5. #c1c380
  6. #b6b880
  7. #abad80
  8. #a0a280
  9. #969680
  10. #8b8b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eaecc8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe776 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb86 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9e4d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8eb7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8ed83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4e9ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecf080 {
  color: #ecf080;
}
Background
.bg-ecf080 {
  background-color: #ecf080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecf080 {
  border: 2px solid #ecf080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecf080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 240 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 79% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecf080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecf080, #b4f080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecf080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 240 128 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.30 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.70 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.57 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.67 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.85 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.43 #130f7f Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#ecf080  rgb(236, 240, 128)  hsl(62, 79%, 72%)  Pastel Yellow
#8480f0  rgb(132, 128, 240)  hsl(242, 79%, 72%)  Medium Slate Blue
#80ecf0  rgb(128, 236, 240)  hsl(182, 79%, 72%)  Electric Blue
#f080ec  rgb(240, 128, 236)  hsl(302, 79%, 72%)  Violet