Recognised as Colour
#ECD222
- #ECD222
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECD222 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 210, 34 and HSL 52°, 84%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#ECD222#ECD222
HEX#ECD222
RGBrgb(236, 210, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8235, 0.1333
RGB percentages92.5%, 82.4%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(52.3, 84.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 85.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 85.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,520,290
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD222;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#132DDD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#223CEC
Analogous#EC6D22, #A1EC22
Triadic#22ECD2, #D222EC
Split complementary#22A1EC, #6D22EC
Tetradic#22EC6D, #223CEC, #EC22A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G210
B34
Red236 (92.5%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue52.28°
Saturation (HSL)84.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D2 · B 22
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