Recognised as Colour
#ECB42A
- #ECB42A
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#ECB42A is a orange with RGB values 236, 180, 42 and HSL 43°, 84%, 55%. 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
#ECB42A#ECB42A
HEX#ECB42A
RGBrgb(236, 180, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7059, 0.1647
RGB percentages92.5%, 70.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(42.7, 83.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.7, 82.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 23.7%, 82.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,512,618
CSS custom property--colour: #ECB42A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.4 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#B6B6B6
Inverted#134BD5
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A62EC
Analogous#EC532A, #C3EC2A
Triadic#2AECB4, #B42AEC
Split complementary#2AC3EC, #532AEC
Tetradic#2AEC53, #2A62EC, #EC2AC3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G180
B42
Red236 (92.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue42.68°
Saturation (HSL)83.62%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G B4 · B 2A
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