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Recognised as Colour

#ECD260

  • #ECD260
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#ECD260 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 210, 96 and HSL 49°, 79%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#ECD260#ECD260
HEX#ECD260
RGBrgb(236, 210, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8235, 0.3765
RGB percentages92.5%, 82.4%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(48.9, 78.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 59.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 59.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,520,352
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD260;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.95:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#132D9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CE54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECD665no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FDC4B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.6Goldenrod · ΔE 21.3Dark khaki · ΔE 22.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.6Gold · ΔE 28.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#607AEC
Analogous#EC8C60, #C0EC60
Triadic#60ECD2, #D260EC
Split complementary#60C0EC, #8C60EC
Tetradic#60EC8C, #607AEC, #EC60C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF9E9
Lighter +20%#F7ECBB
Lighter +10%#F1DF8E
Darker −10%#E7C532
Darker −20%#CDAC19
Darker −30%#A08613
Darker −40%#72600E
More saturated +25%#FFDE4D
Less saturated −25%#D6C476

Channel breakdown

R236
G210
B96
Red236 (92.5%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue48.86°
Saturation (HSL)78.65%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D2 · B 60

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