Colour

#ECCA24

#ECCA24
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#ECCA24 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 202, 36 and HSL 50°, 84%, 53%. 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

#ECCA24#ECCA24

HEX#ECCA24

RGBrgb(236, 202, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7922, 0.1412

RGB percentages92.5%, 79.2%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(49.8, 84%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 84.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 14.4%, 84.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,518,244

CSS custom property--colour: #ECCA24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.04:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#1335DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D033no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFB9ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.3 Orange · ΔE 27.8 Yellow · ΔE 29.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30 Khaki · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2446EC

Analogous#EC6624, #AAEC24

Triadic#24ECCA, #CA24EC

Split complementary#24AAEC, #6624EC

Tetradic#24EC66, #2446EC, #EC24AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF7E0

Lighter +30%#F8ECB1

Lighter +20%#F4E182

Lighter +10%#F0D553

Darker −10%#CBAC12

Darker −20%#9C840E

Darker −30%#6E5C09

Darker −40%#3F3505

More saturated +25%#FFD711

Less saturated −25%#CEB642

Channel breakdown

R236

G202

B36

Red236 (92.5%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue49.8°

Saturation (HSL)84.03%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G CA · B 24

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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