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Recognised as Colour

#ECD14C

  • #ECD14C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#ECD14C is a yellow with RGB values 236, 209, 76 and HSL 50°, 81%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECD14C#ECD14C
HEX#ECD14C
RGBrgb(236, 209, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8196, 0.298
RGB percentages92.5%, 82%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(49.9, 80.8%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 67.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 67.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,520,076
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD14C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.79:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#132EB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CC3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD553no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FEC2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 19Gold · ΔE 21Khaki · ΔE 22.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.1Dark khaki · ΔE 29.5Orange · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C67EC
Analogous#EC814C, #B7EC4C
Triadic#4CECD1, #D14CEC
Split complementary#4CB7EC, #814CEC
Tetradic#4CEC81, #4C67EC, #EC4CB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF5D6
Lighter +20%#F6E9A8
Lighter +10%#F1DD7A
Darker −10%#E7C51E
Darker −20%#BEA114
Darker −30%#907A0F
Darker −40%#62530A
More saturated +25%#FFDE39
Less saturated −25%#D3C165

Channel breakdown

R236
G209
B76
Red236 (92.5%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue49.87°
Saturation (HSL)80.81%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D1 · B 4C

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