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#ecf040

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

RGB
236, 240, 64
HSL
61°, 85%, 60%
CMYK
2, 0, 73, 6
Luminance
0.8052

Every format

HEX#ecf040
RGBrgb(236, 240, 64)
HSLhsl(61, 85%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 73%, 6%)
LABlab(91.9 -20.9 78.6)
LCHlch(91.9 81.4 104.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.923 0.185 110.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ecf040;
background-color: #ecf040;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ecf040] bg-[#ecf040]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ecf040;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.941, blue: 0.251)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ecf040")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ecf040 on white: 1.23:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ecf040 on black: 17.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red92.5%
Green94.1%
Blue25.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan1.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow73.3%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#ecf040 text on a black background

contrast 17.10:1

Card sample

#ecf040 text on a white background

contrast 1.23:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ecf040;
Background color
Panel with #ecf040 background
background-color: #ecf040;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ecf040;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 240, 64, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 240, 64, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ecf040;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecf040, #77F040);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ecf040

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ecf040 in the Color Lab