Recognised as Colour
#ECBC00
- #ECBC00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECBC00 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 188, 0 and HSL 48°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#ECBC00#ECBC00
HEX#ECBC00
RGBrgb(236, 188, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7373, 0
RGB percentages92.5%, 73.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(47.8, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,514,624
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#1343FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0030EC
Analogous#EC4600, #A6EC00
Triadic#00ECBC, #BC00EC
Split complementary#00A6EC, #4600EC
Tetradic#00EC46, #0030EC, #EC00A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G188
B0
Red236 (92.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue47.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G BC · B 00
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