Colour
#ECD549
- #ECD549
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECD549 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 213, 73 and HSL 52°, 81%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#ECD549#ECD549
HEX#ECD549
RGBrgb(236, 213, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8353, 0.2863
RGB percentages92.5%, 83.5%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(51.5, 81.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 69.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 69.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,521,097
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD549;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.18:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#132AB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4960EC
Analogous#EC8449, #B2EC49
Triadic#49ECD5, #D549EC
Split complementary#49B2EC, #8349EC
Tetradic#49EC84, #4960EC, #EC49B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G213
B73
Red236 (92.5%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue51.53°
Saturation (HSL)81.09%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D5 · B 49
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