Recognised as Colour
#ECD22C
- #ECD22C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECD22C is a yellow with RGB values 236, 210, 44 and HSL 52°, 83%, 55%. 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
#ECD22C#ECD22C
HEX#ECD22C
RGBrgb(236, 210, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8235, 0.1725
RGB percentages92.5%, 82.4%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(51.9, 83.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 81.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 81.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,520,300
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD22C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#132DD3
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 text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C46EC
Analogous#EC722C, #A6EC2C
Triadic#2CECD2, #D22CEC
Split complementary#2CA6EC, #722CEC
Tetradic#2CEC72, #2C46EC, #EC2CA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G210
B44
Red236 (92.5%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue51.87°
Saturation (HSL)83.48%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D2 · B 2C
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