Information about #ECCD09 color

#ECCD09 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ECCD09 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(236, 205, 9) — 92.5% red, 80.4% green, 3.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 89 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated yellow, #ECCD09 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Citrine (#E4D00A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Safety Yellow (#EED202) and Switched On (#EDCE00).

In RGB terms — rgb(236, 205, 9) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ECCD09 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ECCD09 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ECCD09

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Switched On color link
Switched On

#EDCE00

Vivid Gold color link
Vivid Gold

#E7CA00

Jonquil color link
Jonquil

#F4CA16

Golden Corn color link
Golden Corn

#F6C915

Golden color link
Golden

#F5BF03

Yamilor color link
Yamilor

#F5DA01

Hive color link
Hive

#EFBD00

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ECCD09
  • RGB236, 205, 9
  • CMYK0, 12, 89, 7
  • CSSrgb(236, 205, 9)
  • HSL52°, 93%, 48%
  • HSL Precise51.806°, 92.653%, 48.039%
  • HSV52°, 96%, 93%
  • HSB52°, 96%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.925
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.925, 0.804, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.925, 0.804, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.925, 0.804, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDECCD09
  • DECIMAL ID15518985
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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