Palettes / Colors / #ECFF20
#ECFF20 — Vivid Yellow
#ECFF20 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 #ECFF20 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.
#ECFF20 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 #311FFF; it also sits naturally between #FFA21F and #7CFF1F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ECFF20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 236, 255, 32 |
| HSL | 65°, 100%, 56% |
| HSV | 65°, 87%, 100% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 87%, 0% |
| XYZ | 70.61, 89.46, 14.91 |
| Yxy | 89.46, 0.4035, 0.5112 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.77, -28.92, 89.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.58, -27.63, 53.70 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 100% · Blue 13%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 87% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ECFF20
.text { color: #ECFF20; }
.background { background-color: #ECFF20; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECFF20; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 255, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 100%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECFF20; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 255, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECFF20; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 255, 32, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ECFF20">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECFF20">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #311FFF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ECFF20: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECFF20
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 #ECFF20: ·
How #ECFF20 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 #ECFF20 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 #ECFF20?
#ECFF20 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 236, 255, 32). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ECFF20?
#ECFF20 is RGB 236, 255, 32 — HSL 65°, 100%, 56% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 87%, 0%.
What colors go with #ECFF20?
Its complement is #311FFF; analogous partners are #FFA21F and #7CFF1F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ECFF20 for text?
Black text on #ECFF20 has a contrast ratio of 18.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.