Recognised as Colour
#ECD12A
- #ECD12A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECD12A is a yellow with RGB values 236, 209, 42 and HSL 52°, 84%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#ECD12A#ECD12A
HEX#ECD12A
RGBrgb(236, 209, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8196, 0.1647
RGB percentages92.5%, 82%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(51.6, 83.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 82.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 82.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,520,042
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD12A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.72:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#132ED5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A45EC
Analogous#EC702A, #A6EC2A
Triadic#2AECD1, #D12AEC
Split complementary#2AA6EC, #702AEC
Tetradic#2AEC70, #2A45EC, #EC2AA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G209
B42
Red236 (92.5%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue51.65°
Saturation (HSL)83.62%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D1 · B 2A
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