Colour

#ECD12C

#ECD12C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#ECD12C is a yellow with RGB values 236, 209, 44 and HSL 52°, 83%, 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

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HEX#ECD12C

RGBrgb(236, 209, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8196, 0.1725

RGB percentages92.5%, 82%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(51.6, 83.5%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 81.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 11.4%, 81.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,520,044

CSS custom property--colour: #ECD12C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.2 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#132ED3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED53Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC1B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67 from the original

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

Gold · ΔE 11.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.4 Yellow · ΔE 26.7 Orange · ΔE 31.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.7 Khaki · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C47EC

Analogous#EC712C, #A7EC2C

Triadic#2CECD1, #D12CEC

Split complementary#2CA7EC, #712CEC

Tetradic#2CEC71, #2C47EC, #EC2CA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAE7

Lighter +30%#F9F0B8

Lighter +20%#F4E58A

Lighter +10%#F0DB5B

Darker −10%#D2B713

Darker −20%#A38E0F

Darker −30%#75660A

Darker −40%#463D06

More saturated +25%#FFDF19

Less saturated −25%#CFBC49

Channel breakdown

R236

G209

B44

Red236 (92.5%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue51.56°

Saturation (HSL)83.48%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G D1 · B 2C

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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