Palettes / Colors / #ECD751
#ECD751 — Vivid Yellow
#ECD751 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #ECD751 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#ECD751 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #5165EC; it also sits naturally between #EC8951 and #B3EC51. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECD751 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 215, 81 |
| HSL | 52°, 80%, 62% |
| HSV | 52°, 66%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 66%, 7% |
| XYZ | 60.38, 67.03, 17.54 |
| Yxy | 67.03, 0.4166, 0.4624 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.52, -7.76, 66.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.87, -7.38, 41.69 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 84% · Blue 32%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 66% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECD751
.text { color: #ECD751; }
.background { background-color: #ECD751; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD751; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 215, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 80%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD751; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 215, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD751; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 215, 81, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECD751">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD751">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECD751
Tints of #ECD751
Tones of #ECD751
Color harmonies
Complementary — #5165EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.41:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECD751: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD751
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ECD751: ·
How #ECD751 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECD751 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECD751?
#ECD751 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 215, 81). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD751?
#ECD751 is RGB 236, 215, 81 — HSL 52°, 80%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 66%, 7%.
What colors go with #ECD751?
Its complement is #5165EC; analogous partners are #EC8951 and #B3EC51. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECD751 for text?
Black text on #ECD751 has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.