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Hex #ecf949

#ecf949 is a great light yellow shade for your next project. Scroll down for #ecf949 color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#ecf949 Conversion table

Category	yellow (light yellow)
HEX	#ecf949 copy to clipboard
RGB	R 236 G 249 B 73 RGB (236, 249, 73) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 64.43 S 0.94 L 0.63
CMYK	C 5% M 0% Y 69% K 2%
Usage of yellow	The color #ecf949 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#ecf949 Conversion and Usage

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

#ecf949 to RGB conversion

Red	236	236% RED
Green	249	249% GREEN
Blue	73	73% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(236, 249, 73); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(236, 249, 73); // for css background-color

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#ecf949 to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
5.1 %	0 %	69.02 %	2.35 %

#ecf949 to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
64.432	0.94	0.63

CSS code: color: hsl(64.4, 94%, 63%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #ecf949

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 #ecf949

Tints and Shades of #ecf949

Tints of #ecf949		Shades of #ecf949
	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 #ecf949

This shows how text with the hex-color #ecf949 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 #ecf949

Primary
#ecf949 (already open)

Secondary
#5649f9

Tertiary
#c9c4fd

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Complementary Color: #5649f9

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Yellow Webdesign Color Scheme based on #ecf949

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