#ecd17f

Color #ecd17f

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 9.79 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ecd17f

RGB

rgb(236, 209, 127)

HSL

hsl(45.1, 74.1%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.1, 46.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 46.2%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(84.47, -1.23, 43.97)

LCH

lch(84.47, 43.99, 91.6)

OKLCH

oklch(86.6%, 0.1062, 91.78)

HWB

hwb(45.1, 49.8%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f9aec

Analogous

#ec9b7f

#ecd17f

#d1ec7f

Triadic

#ecd17f

#7fecd1

#d17fec

Split-complementary

#ecd17f

#7fd1ec

#9b7fec

Tetradic

#ecd17f

#9aec7f

#7f9aec

#d17fec

Square

#ecd17f

#7fec9b

#7f9aec

#ec7fd1

Shades

Color #ecd17f mixed toward black.

#e4be4a

#d3a61f

#9e7d18

#695310

#352a08

Tints

Color #ecd17f mixed toward white.

#efd994

#f2e0aa

#f5e8bf

#f9f0d4

#fcf7ea

Tones

Color #ecd17f mixed toward gray.

#e3cc88

#dac891

#d1c39a

#c8bfa3

#bfbaac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e198 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#e2e49e · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#eba9ac · ΔE 32.1

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ecd17f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecd17f]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ecd17f (#ecd17f) is rgb(236, 209, 127) in RGB.

No, #ecd17f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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