Colour
#ECC217
- #ECC217
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECC217 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 194, 23 and HSL 48°, 85%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#ECC217#ECC217
HEX#ECC217
RGBrgb(236, 194, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7608, 0.0902
RGB percentages92.5%, 76.1%, 9%
HSLhsl(48.2, 84.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 90.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 17.8%, 90.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,516,183
CSS custom property--colour: #ECC217;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#133DE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1741EC
Analogous#EC5717, #ACEC17
Triadic#17ECC2, #C217EC
Split complementary#17ACEC, #5717EC
Tetradic#17EC57, #1741EC, #EC17AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G194
B23
Red236 (92.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue48.17°
Saturation (HSL)84.86%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G C2 · B 17
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