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Recognised as Colour

#ECBB3B

  • #ECBB3B
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#ECBB3B is a orange with RGB values 236, 187, 59 and HSL 43°, 82%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECBB3B#ECBB3B
HEX#ECBB3B
RGBrgb(236, 187, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7333, 0.2314
RGB percentages92.5%, 73.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(43.4, 82.3%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.4, 75%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 20.8%, 75%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,514,427
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBB3B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#1344C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2BA25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC742no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFAAA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 8.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.1Orange · ΔE 21.9Gold · ΔE 22.7Sandy brown · ΔE 27.4Khaki · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3B6CEC
Analogous#EC633B, #C5EC3B
Triadic#3BECBB, #BB3BEC
Split complementary#3BC5EC, #623BEC
Tetradic#3BEC63, #3B6CEC, #EC3BC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFCF5
Lighter +30%#FAEBC6
Lighter +20%#F5DB98
Lighter +10%#F1CB69
Darker −10%#DEA716
Darker −20%#B08411
Darker −30%#81610D
Darker −40%#533E08
More saturated +25%#FFC328
Less saturated −25%#D1AF56

Channel breakdown

R236
G187
B59
Red236 (92.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue43.39°
Saturation (HSL)82.33%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G BB · B 3B

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