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#ecdb2d

a balanced, electric yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
236, 219, 45
HSL
55°, 83%, 55%
CMYK
0, 7, 81, 8
Luminance
0.6869

Every format

HEX#ecdb2d
RGBrgb(236, 219, 45)
HSLhsl(55, 83%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 81%, 8%)
LABlab(86.3 -11.3 79.1)
LCHlch(86.3 79.9 98.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.878 0.175 103.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ecdb2d;
background-color: #ecdb2d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ecdb2d] bg-[#ecdb2d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ecdb2d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.859, blue: 0.176)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ecdb2d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ecdb2d on white: 1.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ecdb2d on black: 14.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red92.5%
Green85.9%
Blue17.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta7.2%
Yellow80.9%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#ecdb2d text on a black background

contrast 14.74:1

Card sample

#ecdb2d text on a white background

contrast 1.42:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ecdb2d;
Background color
Panel with #ecdb2d background
background-color: #ecdb2d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ecdb2d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 219, 45, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 219, 45, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ecdb2d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecdb2d, #7EEC2D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ecdb2d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ecdb2d in the Color Lab