Recognised as Colour
#ECB712
- #ECB712
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#ECB712 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 183, 18 and HSL 45°, 86%, 50%. 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
#ECB712#ECB712
HEX#ECB712
RGBrgb(236, 183, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7176, 0.0706
RGB percentages92.5%, 71.8%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(45.4, 85.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 92.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 22.5%, 92.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,513,362
CSS custom property--colour: #ECB712;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#1348ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1247EC
Analogous#EC4A12, #B4EC12
Triadic#12ECB7, #B712EC
Split complementary#12B4EC, #4A12EC
Tetradic#12EC4A, #1247EC, #EC12B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G183
B18
Red236 (92.5%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue45.41°
Saturation (HSL)85.83%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G B7 · B 12
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