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#ecda1d

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

RGB
236, 218, 29
HSL
55°, 85%, 52%
CMYK
0, 8, 88, 8
Luminance
0.6806

Every format

HEX#ecda1d
RGBrgb(236, 218, 29)
HSLhsl(55, 85%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 88%, 8%)
LABlab(86.0 -11.2 82.4)
LCHlch(86.0 83.1 97.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.876 0.180 103.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ecda1d;
background-color: #ecda1d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ecda1d] bg-[#ecda1d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ecda1d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.855, blue: 0.114)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ecda1d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ecda1d on white: 1.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ecda1d on black: 14.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red92.5%
Green85.5%
Blue11.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta7.6%
Yellow87.7%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#ecda1d text on a black background

contrast 14.61:1

Card sample

#ecda1d text on a white background

contrast 1.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ecda1d;
Background color
Panel with #ecda1d background
background-color: #ecda1d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ecda1d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 218, 29, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 218, 29, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ecda1d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecda1d, #74EC1D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ecda1d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ecda1d in the Color Lab