#ecc72f

Color #ecc72f

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 14.23 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ecc72f

RGB

rgb(236, 199, 47)

HSL

hsl(48.3, 83.3%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.3, 80.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 80.1%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(81.23, -1.1, 74.12)

LCH

lch(81.23, 74.13, 90.85)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.1604, 94.15)

HWB

hwb(48.3, 18.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f54ec

Analogous

#ec692f

#ecc72f

#b2ec2f

Triadic

#ecc72f

#2fecc7

#c72fec

Split-complementary

#ecc72f

#2fb2ec

#692fec

Tetradic

#ecc72f

#54ec2f

#2f54ec

#c72fec

Square

#ecc72f

#2fec69

#2f54ec

#ec2fb2

Shades

Color #ecc72f mixed toward black.

#d8b214

#ad8e10

#826b0c

#564708

#2b2404

Tints

Color #ecc72f mixed toward white.

#efd052

#f2da74

#f6e397

#f9ecba

#fcf6dc

Tones

Color #ecc72f mixed toward gray.

#dcbe3f

#cdb44f

#bdaa5e

#ada16e

#9d977e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dddd6f · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#dfe279 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#ea8c92 · ΔE 43.3

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 27.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ecc72f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecc72f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ecc72f (#ecc72f) is rgb(236, 199, 47) in RGB.

No, #ecc72f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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