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#ecec2d

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

RGB
236, 236, 45
HSL
60°, 83%, 55%
CMYK
0, 0, 81, 8
Luminance
0.7801

Every format

HEX#ecec2d
RGBrgb(236, 236, 45)
HSLhsl(60, 83%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 81%, 8%)
LABlab(90.8 -19.6 82.9)
LCHlch(90.8 85.2 103.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.914 0.190 109.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ecec2d;
background-color: #ecec2d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ecec2d] bg-[#ecec2d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ecec2d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.925, blue: 0.176)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ecec2d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ecec2d on white: 1.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ecec2d on black: 16.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red92.5%
Green92.5%
Blue17.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow80.9%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#ecec2d text on a black background

contrast 16.60:1

Card sample

#ecec2d text on a white background

contrast 1.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ecec2d;
Background color
Panel with #ecec2d background
background-color: #ecec2d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ecec2d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 236, 45, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 236, 45, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ecec2d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecec2d, #6DEC2D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ecec2d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ecec2d in the Color Lab