#ecd540 Color Information

#ecd540 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ecd540, and its official name is Sandstorm. In RGB, it consists of 92.5% Red, 83.5% Green, and 25.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 9.7% Magenta, 72.9% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 52.0°, with saturation of 81.9% and lightness of 58.8%. The decimal value for #ecd540 is 15521088, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffcc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ecd540 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#ecd540 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorSandstorm Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color236, 213, 64 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color92.5%, 83.5%, 25.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.075, 0.165, 0.749 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.097, 0.729, 0.075 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color52.0°, 81.9%, 58.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color52.0°, 72.9%, 92.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color59.312, 65.791, 14.424 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color91, 236, 64 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15521088 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color84.890, -7.599, 71.995 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)84.890, 72.395, 96.025 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color84.890, 21.991, 82.953 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color81.112, -11.421, 46.235 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.425, 0.472, 65.791 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293711168 / 0xffecd540 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffcc33 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ecd540

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ecd540, its pure hue is 52.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.9%, and its lightness is 58.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ecd540, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e1b08 to #cfba38.

Tints of #ecd540

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ecd540, its pure hue is 52.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.9%, and its lightness is 58.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ecd540, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #eeda58 to #fdfae7.

Tones of #ecd540

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ecd540, its pure hue is 52.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ecd540, which range from #969696 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffe32d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ecd540

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ecd540! For #ecd540, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ecd540. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ecd540

This color, #ecd540, consists of 92.5% Red, 83.5% Green, and 25.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 236, Green = 213, Blue = 64. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ecd540 is 0% Cyan, 9.7% Magenta, 72.9% Yellow, and 7.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R92.5%
C0.0%
G83.5%
M9.7%
B25.1%
Y72.9%
K7.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 236 213 64
Octal 354 325 100
Hexa #ec #d5 #40
Binary 11101100 11010101 01000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 9 72 7
Octal 0 11 110 7
Hexa #00 #09 #48 #07
Binary 00000000 00001001 01001000 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ecd540

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ecd540 — which has hue 52.0° — its analogous colors are located at 22.0° and 82.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ecd540.

Triadic Colors of #ecd540

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ecd540 — which has hue 52.0° — its triadic colors are located at 52.0° and 292.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ecd540.

Complementary Color of #ecd540

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ecd540 — which has hue 52.0° — its complementary color is located at 232.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ecd540.

Split Complementary Colors of #ecd540

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ecd540 — which has hue 52.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 52.0° and 262.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ecd540.

Tetradic Colors of #ecd540

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ecd540 — which has hue 52.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 322.0°, 52.0°, 142.0°, and 232.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ecd540.

Monochromatic Colors of #ecd540

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ecd540, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a9961a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #faed9b (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ecd540

We want to make getting started with #ecd540 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ecd540 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ecd540 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ecd540 with other HTML elements.

#ecd540 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ecd540.
<span style="color: #ecd540;">The color of this text is #ecd540.</span>

#ecd540 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ecd540.
<div style="background-color: #ecd540; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ecd540.</div>

#ecd540 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ecd540.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ecd540;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ecd540.</span>

#ecd540 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ecd540.
<div style="border: #ecd540 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ecd540.</div>

#ecd540 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ecd540 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ecd540; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ecd540 on a white background.</div></div>

#ecd540 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ecd540 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ecd540; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ecd540 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ecd540 to White

This is a gradient from #ecd540 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ecd540,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ecd540,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ecd540,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ecd540,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ecd540 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ecd540 to Black

This is a gradient from #ecd540 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ecd540,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ecd540,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ecd540,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ecd540,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ecd540 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ecd540

In addition to using #ecd540 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ecd540 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ecd540, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 236, Green = 213, Blue = 64). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ecd540 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ecd540
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(236, 213, 64)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ecd540; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ecd540; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ecd540; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(236, 213, 64);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ecd540")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:236, green:213, blue:64, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:236 green:213 blue:64 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(236f, 213f, 64f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(236, 213, 64);
 

#ecd540 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ecd540 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ecd540 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ecd540 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ecd540 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ecd540 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ecd540 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ecd540 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text