Colour
#ECD4AD
- #ECD4AD
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#ECD4AD is a orange with RGB values 236, 212, 173 and HSL 37°, 62%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#ECD4AD#ECD4AD
HEX#ECD4AD
RGBrgb(236, 212, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8314, 0.6784
RGB percentages92.5%, 83.1%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(37.1, 62.4%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(37.1, 26.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 26.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,520,941
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD4AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.59:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#132B52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADC5EC
Analogous#ECB5AD, #E5ECAD
Triadic#ADECD4, #D4ADEC
Split complementary#ADE5EC, #B4ADEC
Tetradic#ADECB4, #ADC5EC, #ECADE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G212
B173
Red236 (92.5%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue37.14°
Saturation (HSL)62.38%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D4 · B AD
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