Palettes / Colors / #ECFC03
#ECFC03 — Vivid Yellow
#ECFC03 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #ECFC03 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.
#ECFC03 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 #1303FC; it also sits naturally between #FC9003 and #6FFC03. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFC03 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 252, 3 |
| HSL | 64°, 98%, 50% |
| HSV | 64°, 99%, 99% |
| CMYK | 6%, 0%, 99%, 1% |
| XYZ | 69.42, 87.46, 13.31 |
| Yxy | 87.46, 0.4079, 0.5139 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.93, -27.88, 92.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 93.52, -26.58, 53.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 99% · Blue 1%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
CSS code for #ECFC03
.text { color: #ECFC03; }
.background { background-color: #ECFC03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFC03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 252, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 98%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFC03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 252, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFC03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 252, 3, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECFC03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFC03">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ECFC03
Tints of #ECFC03
Tones of #ECFC03
Color harmonies
Complementary — #1303FC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.14:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.49:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECFC03: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFC03
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 #ECFC03: ·
How #ECFC03 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 #ECFC03 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #ECFC03?
#ECFC03 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 252, 3). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFC03?
#ECFC03 is RGB 236, 252, 3 — HSL 64°, 98%, 50% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 99%, 1%.
What colors go with #ECFC03?
Its complement is #1303FC; analogous partners are #FC9003 and #6FFC03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECFC03 for text?
Black text on #ECFC03 has a contrast ratio of 18.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.