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#ECFD2D — Vivid Yellow

#ECFD2D 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 #ECFD2D 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.

#ECFD2D 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 #3C2BFD; it also sits naturally between #FDA52B and #82FD2B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ECFD2D · RGB 236, 253, 45

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Color values

HEX#ECFD2D
RGB236, 253, 45
HSL65°, 98%, 58%
HSV65°, 82%, 99%
CMYK7%, 0%, 82%, 1%
XYZ70.19, 88.27, 15.82
Yxy88.27, 0.4027, 0.5065
CIE-Lab95.28, -27.69, 86.71
Hunter Lab93.95, -26.46, 52.62

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 99% · Blue 18%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ECFD2D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ECFD2D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ECFD2D

.text { color: #ECFD2D; }
.background { background-color: #ECFD2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFD2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 253, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 98%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFD2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 253, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFD2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 253, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECFD2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFD2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ECFD2D

#E9FD12#DAED02#C3D402#A7B602#909D02#788301#5D6501#454C01#2A2D00#131400

Tints of #ECFD2D

#EDFD3F#EFFD53#F1FD62#F2FE77#F4FE8B#F6FE9F#F8FEB3#F9FEC2#FBFFD7#FDFFEB

Tones of #ECFD2D

#DFEE3A#D2DF49#C6D058#B9C167#ADB276#A0A385

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3C2BFD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.13:1 Fails
Against black text18.65:1 AAA

Best text color on #ECFD2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFD2D

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 #ECFD2D: ·

How #ECFD2D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F3F45FDeuteranopia · #F2F16BTritanopia · #ED8790

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 #ECFD2D rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Ember
#190D24 · #F8348E · #0DFE29 · #ECFD33
Palette 362f4f
#362F4F · #5B23FF · #008BFF · #E4FF30
Rustic Ruby Marble
#1F071E · #F5F828 · #4E6FFC · #FB3D21
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Electric Ruby Drift
#0E0619 · #F7F128 · #23FD79 · #58FB26
Honey Voyage
#15322D · #FA2598 · #FC43DC · #F2F73C

Similar colors

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

#ECFD33#E4FF30#F5F828#E3F838#F7F128#F2F73C#F9FF21#F7FE3D#EDEA27#FEFA38#F0FF42#FAFD3E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECFD2C  ·  #ECFD2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECFD2D?

#ECFD2D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 253, 45). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFD2D?

#ECFD2D is RGB 236, 253, 45 — HSL 65°, 98%, 58% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 82%, 1%.

What colors go with #ECFD2D?

Its complement is #3C2BFD; analogous partners are #FDA52B and #82FD2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECFD2D for text?

Black text on #ECFD2D has a contrast ratio of 18.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.