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Recognised as Colour

#ECB604

  • #ECB604
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#ECB604 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 182, 4 and HSL 46°, 97%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECB604#ECB604
HEX#ECB604
RGBrgb(236, 182, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7137, 0.0157
RGB percentages92.5%, 71.4%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(46, 96.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46, 98.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 98.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,513,092
CSS custom property--colour: #ECB604;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#1349FB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC41Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFA49Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.8Gold · ΔE 15.8Orange · ΔE 17.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24Dark orange · ΔE 30.9Sandy brown · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#043AEC
Analogous#EC4204, #AEEC04
Triadic#04ECB6, #B604EC
Split complementary#04AEEC, #4204EC
Tetradic#04EC42, #043AEC, #EC04AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEFBE
Lighter +30%#FDE38C
Lighter +20%#FCD65A
Lighter +10%#FBCA28
Darker −10%#BA8F03
Darker −20%#886902
Darker −30%#564201
Darker −40%#231B01
More saturated +25%#F0B800
Less saturated −25%#CEA622

Channel breakdown

R236
G182
B4
Red236 (92.5%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue46.03°
Saturation (HSL)96.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G B6 · B 04

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