Recognised as Colour
#ECB204
- #ECB204
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#ECB204 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 178, 4 and HSL 45°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#ECB204#ECB204
HEX#ECB204
RGBrgb(236, 178, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.698, 0.0157
RGB percentages92.5%, 69.8%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(45, 96.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 98.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 24.6%, 98.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,512,068
CSS custom property--colour: #ECB204;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.94:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#134DFB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#043EEC
Analogous#EC3E04, #B2EC04
Triadic#04ECB2, #B204EC
Split complementary#04B2EC, #3E04EC
Tetradic#04EC3E, #043EEC, #EC04B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G178
B4
Red236 (92.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)96.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G B2 · B 04
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