What color is #ECD540?

#ECD540 is a vivid yellow known as Sandstorm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sandstorm?

The RGB value is 236, 213, 64: 236 red, 213 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sandstorm?

The complementary color is #4057EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD540?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sandstorm color: hex code #ECD540

#ECD540 rgb(236, 213, 64)

Shades of yellow

Sandstorm has the hex code #ECD540. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 83.5% green and 25.1% blue (236, 213, 64).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 82% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 73% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.16:1).

Sandstorm (#ECD540) color codes

HEX	`#ECD540`
RGB	`rgb(236, 213, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 83.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 82%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 73%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 73%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.89, -7.6, 71.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.89, 72.39, 96.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.315, 65.794, 14.425)`
Decimal	`15521088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sandstorm, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ECD540	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD540 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ECD540 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd540; }
.text { color: #ecd540; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd540; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 213 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd540, #adec40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

See #ECD540 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ECD540?: #ECD540 is a vivid yellow known as Sandstorm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sandstorm?: The RGB value is 236, 213, 64: 236 red, 213 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sandstorm?: The complementary color is #4057EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD540?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.