#ecfd2a
a balanced, electric yellow · warm · closest name: Yellow
Token name suggestion: Signal Straw
#ecfd2a is a balanced electric yellow, 65° on the wheel and 29/100 on the cool side. Put black text on it (18.65:1). As text it scores 1.13:1 on white — use #737D01 instead. Nearest name is Yellow, nearest Tailwind family is lime.
At a glance
Every number on this page in one read: what #ecfd2a is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.
Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #ecfd2a.
Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.
Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.
Every format
| HEX | #ecfd2a |
| HEX (8-digit) | #ecfd2aff |
| RGB | rgb(236, 253, 42) |
| RGBA | rgba(236, 253, 42, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 98%, 58%) |
| HSV / HSB | hsv(65, 83%, 99%) |
| HWB | hwb(65 16% 1%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7%, 0%, 83%, 1%) |
| LAB | lab(95.3 -27.8 87.3) |
| LCH | lch(95.3 91.7 107.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.950 0.207 114.7) |
| XYZ (D65) | xyz(70.14, 88.25, 15.53) |
| Decimal | 15531306 |
| Display P3 | color(display-p3 0.925 0.992 0.165) |
| Web-safe | #FFFF33 |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #ecfd2a;
background-color: #ecfd2a;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #ecfd2a;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ecfd2a] bg-[#ecfd2a]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ecfd2a;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.925, green: 0.992, blue: 0.165)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.992, blue: 0.165, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#ECFD2A</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFFECFD2A)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFECFD2A)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(42, 253, 236)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(236, 253, 42)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(236, 253, 42)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 236, 253, 42)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.9255f, 0.9922f, 0.1647f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{236,253,42}/* mix without leaving CSS */ background: color-mix(in oklab, #ecfd2a 85%, white); border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #ecfd2a 40%, transparent); /* theme-aware in one line */ color: light-dark(#747E01, #ECEED3); /* relative colour syntax */ --hover: hsl(from #ecfd2a h s calc(l - 7));
Design tokens
The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.
:root {
--brand-50: #FCFDF1;
--brand-100: #FAFCE3;
--brand-200: #F6FBC1;
--brand-300: #F5FE90;
--brand-400: #F0FD58;
--brand-500: #ecfd2a;
--brand-600: #DFF202;
--brand-700: #BACA02;
--brand-800: #95A202;
--brand-900: #6C7406;
--brand-950: #434904;
--brand: #ecfd2a;
--brand-ink: #000000;
--brand-surface: #FAFAF4;
--brand-border: #E9EDC0;
--brand-hover: #E9FD06;
--brand-pressed: #CCDD02;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
:root {
--brand-surface: #232414;
--brand-ink: #ECEED3;
}
}theme: {
extend: {
colors: {
brand: {
50: '#FCFDF1',
100: '#FAFCE3',
200: '#F6FBC1',
300: '#F5FE90',
400: '#F0FD58',
500: '#ecfd2a',
600: '#DFF202',
700: '#BACA02',
800: '#95A202',
900: '#6C7406',
950: '#434904',
DEFAULT: '#ecfd2a',
},
},
},
}$brand: (
'50': #FCFDF1,
'100': #FAFCE3,
'200': #F6FBC1,
'300': #F5FE90,
'400': #F0FD58,
'500': #ecfd2a,
'600': #DFF202,
'700': #BACA02,
'800': #95A202,
'900': #6C7406,
'950': #434904,
);
$brand-base: #ecfd2a;
$brand-ink: #000000;
@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }{
"color": {
"brand": {
"50": { "$value": "#FCFDF1", "$type": "color" },
"100": { "$value": "#FAFCE3", "$type": "color" },
"200": { "$value": "#F6FBC1", "$type": "color" },
"300": { "$value": "#F5FE90", "$type": "color" },
"400": { "$value": "#F0FD58", "$type": "color" },
"500": { "$value": "#ecfd2a", "$type": "color" },
"600": { "$value": "#DFF202", "$type": "color" },
"700": { "$value": "#BACA02", "$type": "color" },
"800": { "$value": "#95A202", "$type": "color" },
"900": { "$value": "#6C7406", "$type": "color" },
"950": { "$value": "#434904", "$type": "color" }
},
"brandInk": { "$value": "#000000", "$type": "color" }
}
}Best text color
Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.
Make it accessible
A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.
Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #8F9C01 is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).
Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #ecfd2a as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #ecfd2a.
| Neutral | Ratio | Verdict | Both directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| White#ffffff | 1.13:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 50#f8fafc | 1.08:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 100#f1f5f9 | 1.03:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 200#e2e8f0 | 1.09:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 300#cbd5e1 | 1.32:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 400#94a3b8 | 2.28:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 500#64748b | 4.23:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 600#475569 | 6.73:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 700#334155 | 9.20:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 800#1e293b | 12.99:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Slate 900#0f172a | 15.85:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
| Black#000000 | 18.65:1 | AAAA lgAAA | AaAa |
Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.
Color scale — 50 to 950
A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ecfd2a is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.
The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.
:root {
--brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.052 114.7);
--brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.083 114.7);
--brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.124 114.7);
--brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.161 114.7);
--brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.190 114.7);
--brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.207 114.7);
--brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.207 114.7);
--brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.194 114.7);
--brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.174 114.7);
--brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.145 114.7);
--brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.114 114.7);
}Colors that work with #ecfd2a
Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.
Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.
Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.
In real components
The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.
Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.
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How to use #ecfd2a
Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.
- ✓Text and icons on dark surfaces
- ✓Primary buttons and calls to action
- ✓Focus rings, active and selected states
- ✓Brand accents, badges and data highlights
- ✓Chart series and data categories
- ⚠Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
- ⚠Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
- ⚠Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
- ⚠Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Meaning and mood
What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.
The most visible hue at low light levels, which is why it owns warnings, hazard tape and value retail.
At this chroma the association is amplified — it will dominate anything placed beside it, so give it space and use it sparingly. The mid lightness keeps it versatile in both themes.
Almost never passes contrast against white. Treat it as a surface or a marker, not as text.
- FormalityLow
- EnergyHigh
- Weight42/100
- TemperatureWarm
- ApproachabilityHigh
Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.
Similar colors
One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.
Color relationships
The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.
| Complementary | #3B2AFD | Directly opposite — maximum tension | |
| Analogous left | #FDA42A | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Analogous right | #82FD2A | Neighbour, quieter | |
| Split-complement 1 | #2A82FD | Contrast without the clash | |
| Split-complement 2 | #A42AFD | Contrast without the clash | |
| Triadic 1 | #2AECFD | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Triadic 2 | #FD2AEC | Even thirds — balanced and loud | |
| Tetradic | #2AFDA4 | Fourth corner of the square scheme |
#ecfd2a sits at 65°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.
RGB percentages
CMYK percentages
Total ink coverage is 91%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.
Color previews
#ecfd2a text on a black background
contrast 18.65:1
#ecfd2a text on a white background
contrast 1.13:1
#ecfd2a on grey
1.03:1
#ecfd2a on its own surface
1.07:1
#ecfd2a on its dark surface
13.98:1
CSS3 live lab
The quick brown fox
color: #ecfd2a;
background-color: #ecfd2a;
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ecfd2a;
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(236, 253, 42, 0.45);
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(236, 253, 42, 0.45);
border: 3px solid #ecfd2a; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecfd2a, #5FFD2A);
Gradient headline
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ecfd2a, #2BFD2A); -webkit-background-clip: text; color: transparent;
outline: 2px solid #ecfd2a; outline-offset: 3px;
Marked up text
text-decoration-color: #ecfd2a; caret-color: #ecfd2a;
border-left: 4px solid #ecfd2a;
background: #FDFFE6; box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #ecfd2a;
background: conic-gradient(#ecfd2a 68%, #e2e8f0 0);
Transparency
What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #ecfd2a over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.
Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.
rgba(236, 253, 42, 0.5) rgb(236 253 42 / 50%) #ecfd2a80 hsl(65 98% 58% / 50%) color-mix(in srgb, #ecfd2a 50%, transparent)
| Alpha | 8-digit hex | Flat on white |
|---|---|---|
| 10% | #ecfd2a1a | #FDFFEA |
| 20% | #ecfd2a33 | #FBFFD4 |
| 40% | #ecfd2a66 | #F7FEAA |
| 60% | #ecfd2a99 | #F4FE7F |
| 80% | #ecfd2acc | #F0FD55 |
Gradients from #ecfd2a
Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #F1FE66, #ecfd2a 45%, #747E01);
background: linear-gradient(120deg, #ecfd2a, #35FD0C);
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #ecfd2a, #3B2AFD);
background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #F4FE85 0%, #ecfd2a 45%, #747E01 100%);
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FAFAF4, #ffffff);
background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #FDAC5C 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #85FD48 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #747E01 0%, transparent 65%), #ecfd2a;
Monochromatic scale
Palettes built from #ecfd2a
Shades — darker
Tints — lighter
Tones — desaturated
Color harmonies
Nearest named colors
Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.
Closest color with a full write-up: Yellow (#ffff00) — ΔE2000 4 away, with its history, psychology and brand usage.
#ecfd2a in the real world
Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.
Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.
Very light values are indistinguishable from white on a dim phone screen outdoors. Give it a border if the boundary matters.
Usable as-is on a dark surface at 18.65:1.
Explore nearby colors
Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.
#ecfd2a, answered
What color is #ecfd2a?
#ecfd2a is a balanced electric yellow, closest to Yellow (ΔE2000 4). It sits at 65° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as warm.
What is the RGB value of #ecfd2a?
rgb(236, 253, 42) — 236 red, 253 green and 42 blue out of 255, or 92.5% / 99.2% / 16.5% by channel.
What is #ecfd2a in HSL and HSV?
hsl(65, 98%, 58%) and hsv(65, 83%, 99%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.
Is #ecfd2a a light or a dark color?
It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8825 and perceived brightness is 91%, so black text on it reaches 18.65:1.
Should I use black or white text on #ecfd2a?
Black. It scores 18.65:1 against #ecfd2a, versus 1.13:1 for white — AAA at any size.
Is #ecfd2a accessible on a white background?
#ecfd2a on white scores 1.13:1, which fails WCAG AA at every size. Darken it to #737D01 to reach 4.5:1, or #535A01 for 7:1.
What is the complementary color of #ecfd2a?
#3B2AFD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #2A82FD and #A42AFD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.
What colors go well with #ecfd2a?
For interface work: #FAFAF4 as the surface, #E9EDC0 for borders, #949B4B for secondary text, #284CFF as an accent and #747E01 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDA42A and #82FD2A stays calm, while #3B2AFD is the loudest partner.
What is #ecfd2a in CMYK for printing?
cmyk(7%, 0%, 83%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.
Is #ecfd2a warm or cool?
Warm — it scores 29 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDC32A; nudged cooler, #9FFF28.
Which Tailwind color is closest to #ecfd2a?
The lime family — its 500 step is #84cc16, ΔE2000 16.9 away. That is a visible difference, so define #ecfd2a as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.
How do I use #ecfd2a in Tailwind CSS?
Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#ecfd2a] or text-[#ecfd2a], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.
What is #ecfd2a with 50% opacity?
rgba(236, 253, 42, 0.5), or #ecfd2a80 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #F6FE95; over black, #767F15.
Is #ecfd2a a web-safe color?
No. The nearest web-safe colour is #FFFF33, ΔE2000 3.5 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.
What does the color #ecfd2a mean?
As a yellow, it reads optimistic, alert, cheap-and-cheerful. The most visible hue at low light levels, which is why it owns warnings, hazard tape and value retail. At this chroma the effect is amplified — it will dominate whatever sits beside it.
What gradient works with #ecfd2a?
The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #F1FE66, #ecfd2a 45%, #747E01). For more colour, a short hue run to #35FD0C keeps it rich without turning muddy.
Work with #ecfd2a in the Color Lab
Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.
Every value on this page is computed from #ecfd2a at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.