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Colour

#ECC924

  • #ECC924
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#ECC924 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 201, 36 and HSL 49°, 84%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#ECC924#ECC924
HEX#ECC924
RGBrgb(236, 201, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7882, 0.1412
RGB percentages92.5%, 78.8%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(49.5, 84%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 84.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.8%, 84.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,517,988
CSS custom property--colour: #ECC924;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1336DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFC500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D032no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FFB8ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11Goldenrod · ΔE 17.7Orange · ΔE 27.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.5Yellow · ΔE 29.9Khaki · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2447EC
Analogous#EC6524, #ABEC24
Triadic#24ECC9, #C924EC
Split complementary#24ABEC, #6524EC
Tetradic#24EC65, #2447EC, #EC24AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF7E0
Lighter +30%#F8ECB1
Lighter +20%#F4E082
Lighter +10%#F0D553
Darker −10%#CBAB12
Darker −20%#9C830E
Darker −30%#6E5C09
Darker −40%#3F3505
More saturated +25%#FFD511
Less saturated −25%#CEB642

Channel breakdown

R236
G201
B36
Red236 (92.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue49.5°
Saturation (HSL)84.03%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G C9 · B 24

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