Colour

#ECB350

#ECB350
Orange
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#ECB350 is a orange with RGB values 236, 179, 80 and HSL 38°, 80%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECB350#ECB350

HEX#ECB350

RGBrgb(236, 179, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.702, 0.3137

RGB percentages92.5%, 70.2%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(38.1, 80.4%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(38.1, 66.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 24.2%, 66.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,512,400

CSS custom property--colour: #ECB350;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#134CAF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9B445no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#D7C253no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFA39Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 16.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Peru · ΔE 20.3 Orange · ΔE 25.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5089EC

Analogous#EC6550, #D7EC50

Triadic#50ECB3, #B350EC

Split complementary#50D7EC, #6550EC

Tetradic#50EC65, #5089EC, #EC50D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBEFDA

Lighter +20%#F6DBAC

Lighter +10%#F1C77E

Darker −10%#E79F22

Darker −20%#C18215

Darker −30%#936310

Darker −40%#65440B

More saturated +25%#FFB83D

Less saturated −25%#D4AC68

Channel breakdown

R236

G179

B80

Red236 (92.5%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue38.08°

Saturation (HSL)80.41%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G B3 · B 50

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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