Recognised as Colour
#ECCA01
- #ECCA01
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECCA01 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 202, 1 and HSL 51°, 99%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#ECCA01#ECCA01
HEX#ECCA01
RGBrgb(236, 202, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7922, 0.0039
RGB percentages92.5%, 79.2%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(51.3, 99.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 99.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 99.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,518,209
CSS custom property--colour: #ECCA01;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1335FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0123EC
Analogous#EC5501, #98EC01
Triadic#01ECCA, #CA01EC
Split complementary#0198EC, #5501EC
Tetradic#01EC55, #0123EC, #EC0198
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G202
B1
Red236 (92.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue51.32°
Saturation (HSL)99.16%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G CA · B 01
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