Recognised as Colour
#ECCC16
- #ECCC16
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECCC16 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 204, 22 and HSL 51°, 85%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#ECCC16#ECCC16
HEX#ECCC16
RGBrgb(236, 204, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8, 0.0863
RGB percentages92.5%, 80%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(51, 84.9%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 90.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 90.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,518,742
CSS custom property--colour: #ECCC16;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.22:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1333E9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1636EC
Analogous#EC6116, #A1EC16
Triadic#16ECCC, #CC16EC
Split complementary#16A1EC, #6116EC
Tetradic#16EC61, #1636EC, #EC16A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G204
B22
Red236 (92.5%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue51.03°
Saturation (HSL)84.92%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G CC · B 16
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