Recognised as Colour
#ECBD0A
- #ECBD0A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECBD0A is a yellow with RGB values 236, 189, 10 and HSL 48°, 92%, 48%. 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
#ECBD0A#ECBD0A
HEX#ECBD0A
RGBrgb(236, 189, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7412, 0.0392
RGB percentages92.5%, 74.1%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(47.5, 91.9%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 95.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.9%, 95.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,514,890
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBD0A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#1342F5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A39EC
Analogous#EC4C0A, #AAEC0A
Triadic#0AECBD, #BD0AEC
Split complementary#0AAAEC, #4C0AEC
Tetradic#0AEC4C, #0A39EC, #EC0AAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G189
B10
Red236 (92.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue47.52°
Saturation (HSL)91.87%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G BD · B 0A
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