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Recognised as Colour

#ECBE30

  • #ECBE30
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#ECBE30 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 190, 48 and HSL 45°, 83%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECBE30#ECBE30
HEX#ECBE30
RGBrgb(236, 190, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7451, 0.1882
RGB percentages92.5%, 74.5%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(45.3, 83.2%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 79.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 19.5%, 79.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,515,184
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBE30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#1341CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BC0Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0C939no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FFADA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10Gold · ΔE 18.1Orange · ΔE 21.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.6Khaki · ΔE 31.8Sandy brown · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#305EEC
Analogous#EC6030, #BCEC30
Triadic#30ECBE, #BE30EC
Split complementary#30BCEC, #6030EC
Tetradic#30EC60, #305EEC, #EC30BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF9EB
Lighter +30%#F9EABC
Lighter +20%#F5DB8D
Lighter +10%#F0CD5F
Darker −10%#D5A614
Darker −20%#A7820F
Darker −30%#785D0B
Darker −40%#493907
More saturated +25%#FFC81D
Less saturated −25%#D0B04C

Channel breakdown

R236
G190
B48
Red236 (92.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue45.32°
Saturation (HSL)83.19%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G BE · B 30

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