Recognised as Colour
#ECB901
- #ECB901
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#ECB901 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 185, 1 and HSL 47°, 99%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#ECB901#ECB901
HEX#ECB901
RGBrgb(236, 185, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7255, 0.0039
RGB percentages92.5%, 72.5%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(47, 99.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 99.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 21.6%, 99.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,513,857
CSS custom property--colour: #ECB901;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#1346FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0134EC
Analogous#EC4401, #A9EC01
Triadic#01ECB9, #B901EC
Split complementary#01A9EC, #4401EC
Tetradic#01EC44, #0134EC, #EC01A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G185
B1
Red236 (92.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue46.98°
Saturation (HSL)99.16%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G B9 · B 01
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