Colour
#ECD31E
- #ECD31E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECD31E is a yellow with RGB values 236, 211, 30 and HSL 53°, 84%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#ECD31E#ECD31E
HEX#ECD31E
RGBrgb(236, 211, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8275, 0.1176
RGB percentages92.5%, 82.7%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(52.7, 84.4%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 87.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 87.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,520,542
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD31E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.9:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#132CE1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E37EC
Analogous#EC6C1E, #9EEC1E
Triadic#1EECD3, #D31EEC
Split complementary#1E9EEC, #6C1EEC
Tetradic#1EEC6C, #1E37EC, #EC1E9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G211
B30
Red236 (92.5%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue52.72°
Saturation (HSL)84.43%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D3 · B 1E
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