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Recognised as Colour

#ECD662

  • #ECD662
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#ECD662 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 214, 98 and HSL 50°, 78%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#ECD662#ECD662
HEX#ECD662
RGBrgb(236, 214, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8392, 0.3843
RGB percentages92.5%, 83.9%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(50.4, 78.4%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 58.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 58.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,521,378
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD662;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.36:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#13299D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D156no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EED968no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FDC8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15Goldenrod · ΔE 23Dark khaki · ΔE 23.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.5Gold · ΔE 28.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6278EC
Analogous#EC9162, #BDEC62
Triadic#62ECD6, #D662EC
Split complementary#62BDEC, #9162EC
Tetradic#62EC91, #6278EC, #EC62BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFAEA
Lighter +20%#F7EEBD
Lighter +10%#F2E28F
Darker −10%#E6CA35
Darker −20%#CFB219
Darker −30%#A18B14
Darker −40%#74640E
More saturated +25%#FFE34F
Less saturated −25%#D6C778

Channel breakdown

R236
G214
B98
Red236 (92.5%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue50.43°
Saturation (HSL)78.41%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D6 · B 62

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