#ecd449

Color #ecd449

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 19.35 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ecd449

RGB

rgb(236, 212, 73)

HSL

hsl(51.2, 81.1%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.2, 69.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 69.1%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(84.69, -6.67, 68.51)

LCH

lch(84.69, 68.83, 95.56)

OKLCH

oklch(86.6%, 0.1549, 99.29)

HWB

hwb(51.2, 28.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4961ec

Analogous

#ec8349

#ecd449

#b2ec49

Triadic

#ecd449

#49ecd4

#d449ec

Split-complementary

#ecd449

#49b2ec

#8349ec

Tetradic

#ecd449

#61ec49

#4961ec

#d449ec

Square

#ecd449

#49ec83

#4961ec

#ec49b2

Shades

Color #ecd449 mixed toward black.

#e7c91a

#bba213

#8c7a0f

#5d510a

#2f2905

Tints

Color #ecd449 mixed toward white.

#efdb67

#f2e286

#f6eaa4

#f9f1c2

#fcf8e1

Tones

Color #ecd449 mixed toward gray.

#decb57

#d1c164

#c3b772

#b6ae7f

#a8a48d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e27e · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#e3e587 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#eb9a9f · ΔE 42.7

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 27

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ecd449;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecd449]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ecd449 (#ecd449) is rgb(236, 212, 73) in RGB.

No, #ecd449 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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