What color is #ECD31C?

#ECD31C is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECD31C?

The RGB value is 236, 211, 28: 236 red, 211 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECD31C?

The complementary color is #1C35EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD31C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECD31C color

#ECD31C rgb(236, 211, 28)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ECD31C is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 82.7% green and 11% blue (236, 211, 28).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 85% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 88% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Mellow (#F0D31E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.9:1).

#ECD31C color codes

HEX	`#ECD31C`
RGB	`rgb(236, 211, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 82.7%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 85%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 88%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 88%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.23, -7.68, 81.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.23, 81.49, 95.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.099, 64.508, 10.489)`
Decimal	`15520540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECD31C, 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 #ECD31C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD31C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.9:1	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 #ECD31C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd31c; }
.text { color: #ecd31c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd31c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 211 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd31c, #9dec1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #ECD31C?: #ECD31C is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Mellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECD31C?: The RGB value is 236, 211, 28: 236 red, 211 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECD31C?: The complementary color is #1C35EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD31C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.9:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.