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Recognised as Colour

#ECD27A

  • #ECD27A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#ECD27A is a yellow with RGB values 236, 210, 122 and HSL 46°, 75%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#ECD27A#ECD27A
HEX#ECD27A
RGBrgb(236, 210, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8235, 0.4784
RGB percentages92.5%, 82.4%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(46.3, 75%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.3, 48.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 48.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,520,378
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD27A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.07:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#132D85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CF73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D77Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FBC6BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9Dark khaki · ΔE 15Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.7Navajo white · ΔE 20.3Burlywood · ΔE 20.5Moccasin · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A94EC
Analogous#EC997A, #CDEC7A
Triadic#7AECD2, #D27AEC
Split complementary#7ACDEC, #997AEC
Tetradic#7AEC99, #7A94EC, #EC7ACD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F0D3
Lighter +10%#F2E1A7
Darker −10%#E6C34D
Darker −20%#DFB421
Darker −30%#B3901A
Darker −40%#876C13
More saturated +25%#FFDC67
Less saturated −25%#D9C88D

Channel breakdown

R236
G210
B122
Red236 (92.5%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue46.32°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D2 · B 7A

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