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#ECD752 — Vivid Yellow

#ECD752 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 #ECD752 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.

#ECD752 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.

#ECD752 · RGB 236, 215, 82

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Color values

HEX#ECD752
RGB236, 215, 82
HSL52°, 80%, 62%
HSV52°, 65%, 93%
CMYK0%, 9%, 65%, 7%
XYZ60.42, 67.04, 17.74
Yxy67.04, 0.4161, 0.4617
CIE-Lab85.53, -7.70, 65.81
Hunter Lab81.88, -7.32, 41.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 84% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 65% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #ECD752 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECD752 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECD752

.text { color: #ECD752; }
.background { background-color: #ECD752; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECD752; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 215, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 80%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECD752; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 215, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECD752; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 215, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECD752">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECD752">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECD752

#E9D135#E6CA19#CFB617#B39E14#978611#7C6D0E#60550B#494108#2E2805#121002

Tints of #ECD752

#EDDA5E#EFDE71#F1E17E#F3E691#F4E99F#F6ECAC#F8F0BF#F9F3CD#FBF8DF#FDFBED

Tones of #ECD752

#E1CF5B#D5C767#CBBF72#BFB67D#B4AE88#A9A693

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5165EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECD752: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECD752

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ECD752: ·

How #ECD752 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E3E372Deuteranopia · #E4E67ATritanopia · #EB8C91

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECD752 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Cinder
#8F600C · #EFD448 · #5089F0 · #A1B8F1
Lucky Ruby Ember
#BFA815 · #ECE24F · #2F49E8 · #9997ED
Palette 03256c
#03256C · #2541B2 · #1768AC · #E5D549
Smoky Ruby Tempest
#E66A1C · #E2D050 · #9FDD39 · #51EE3A
Palette F4e04d
#F4E04D · #F2ED6F · #CEE397 · #8DB1AB
Tranquil Ruby Drift
#132D0E · #F8B046 · #9B2AF7 · #F8D64B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EFD448#ECE24F#E5D549#E2D050#F4E04D#F8D64B#EFD345#F9DD53#E9CD5C#F3CA52#F9D94B#FADC51

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECD751  ·  #ECD753 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECD752?

#ECD752 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 215, 82). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECD752?

#ECD752 is RGB 236, 215, 82 — HSL 52°, 80%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 65%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECD752?

Its complement is #5165EC; analogous partners are #EC8951 and #B3EC51. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECD752 for text?

Black text on #ECD752 has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.