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#ecad2c

a balanced, electric yellow · warm · closest name: orange

RGB
236, 173, 44
HSL
40°, 84%, 55%
CMYK
0, 27, 81, 8
Luminance
0.4790

Every format

HEX#ecad2c
RGBrgb(236, 173, 44)
HSLhsl(40, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 81%, 8%)
LABlab(74.8 12.4 69.4)
LCHlch(74.8 70.5 79.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.787 0.151 79.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ecad2c;
background-color: #ecad2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ecad2c] bg-[#ecad2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ecad2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.678, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ecad2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ecad2c on white: 1.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ecad2c on black: 10.58:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red92.5%
Green67.8%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta26.7%
Yellow81.4%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#ecad2c text on a black background

contrast 10.58:1

Card sample

#ecad2c text on a white background

contrast 1.98:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ecad2c;
Background color
Panel with #ecad2c background
background-color: #ecad2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ecad2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 173, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 173, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ecad2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecad2c, #ABEC2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ecad2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ecad2c in the Color Lab