Colour
#ECD003
- #ECD003
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECD003 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 208, 3 and HSL 53°, 97%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#ECD003#ECD003
HEX#ECD003
RGBrgb(236, 208, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8157, 0.0118
RGB percentages92.5%, 81.6%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(52.8, 97.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 98.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 98.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,519,747
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD003;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.59:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#132FFC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#031FEC
Analogous#EC5C03, #93EC03
Triadic#03ECD0, #D003EC
Split complementary#0394EC, #5B03EC
Tetradic#03EC5C, #031FEC, #EC0394
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G208
B3
Red236 (92.5%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue52.79°
Saturation (HSL)97.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D0 · B 03
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