Sandstorm (#ECD540)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.48:1 — vs black: 14.16:1

Color values

  • HEX #ECD540
  • RGB rgb(236, 213, 64)
  • HSL hsl(52, 81%, 58%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 10, 73, 7 )
  • Websafe #FFCC33
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ECD540 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Sandstorm
#ECD540 Base
#4057EC
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Sandstorm
#ECD540 Base
#EC7F40
#ADEC40
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Sandstorm
#ECD540 Base
#40ECD5
#D540EC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Sandstorm
#ECD540 Base
#40ADEC
#7F40EC
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Sandstorm
#ECD540 Base
#40EC7F
#4057EC
#EC40AD
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Sandstorm
#ECD540 Base
#86760D
#CBB314
#E8CD1B
#F0DD65
#F3E486
#FAF4CB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Sandstorm, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #171402
— #494007
— #7B6C0C
— #AD9811
— #DFC416
Sandstorm #ECD540 Base
— #EFDC62
— #F3E483
— #F6EBA5
— #F9F3C6
— #FDFAE8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #ECD540. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #ECD540;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #ECD540;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #ECD540;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #ECD540,
        #4057EC
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #ECD540,
        #4057EC
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$sandstorm: #ECD540;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$sandstorm-r: 236;
$sandstorm-g: 213;
$sandstorm-b: 64;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $sandstorm;
    color: rgba($sandstorm-r, $sandstorm-g, $sandstorm-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Sandstorm appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #ECD540 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #DCDC3E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #D8D840 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #F6CACA Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #D4D4D4 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Sandstorm ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Sandstorm #ECD540 Base
Citrine #E4D00A ΔE 2.78
Safety Yellow #EED202 ΔE 2.96
Dandelion #F0E130 ΔE 3.61
Banana Yellow #FFE135 ΔE 3.76

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.