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Hex #ecf85a

#ecf85a is a great light yellow shade for your next project. Scroll down for #ecf85a color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#ecf85a Conversion table

Category	yellow (light yellow)
HEX	#ecf85a copy to clipboard
RGB	R 236 G 248 B 90 RGB (236, 248, 90) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 64.56 S 0.92 L 0.66
CMYK	C 5% M 0% Y 62% K 3%
Usage of yellow	The color #ecf85a is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#ecf85a Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#ecf85a to RGB conversion

Red	236	236% RED
Green	248	248% GREEN
Blue	90	90% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(236, 248, 90); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(236, 248, 90); // for css background-color

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#ecf85a to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
4.71 %	0 %	61.96 %	2.75 %

#ecf85a to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
64.557	0.92	0.66

CSS code: color: hsl(64.6, 92%, 66%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #ecf85a

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #ecf85a

Tints and Shades of #ecf85a

Tints of #ecf85a		Shades of #ecf85a
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a yellow Heading in #ecf85a

This shows how text with the hex-color #ecf85a would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Yellow Color Scheme based on #ecf85a

Primary
#ecf85a (already open)

Secondary
#665af8

Tertiary
#d7d4fd

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Complementary Color: #665af8

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Yellow Webdesign Color Scheme based on #ecf85a

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