Recognised as Colour

#ECD66A

#ECD66A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#ECD66A is a yellow with RGB values 236, 214, 106 and HSL 50°, 77%, 67%. 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

#ECD66A#ECD66A

HEX#ECD66A

RGBrgb(236, 214, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8392, 0.4157

RGB percentages92.5%, 83.9%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(49.8, 77.4%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 55.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 9.3%, 55.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,521,386

CSS custom property--colour: #ECD66A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#132995

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8D160no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED96Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FCC9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 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 text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25 Navajo white · ΔE 29.2 Burlywood · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6A80EC

Analogous#EC956A, #C1EC6A

Triadic#6AECD6, #D66AEC

Split complementary#6AC1EC, #956AEC

Tetradic#6AEC95, #6A80EC, #EC6AC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFBF2

Lighter +20%#F8EFC4

Lighter +10%#F2E297

Darker −10%#E6CA3D

Darker −20%#D5B51B

Darker −30%#A88F15

Darker −40%#7A6810

More saturated +25%#FFE357

Less saturated −25%#D7C87F

Channel breakdown

R236

G214

B106

Red236 (92.5%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue49.85°

Saturation (HSL)77.38%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G D6 · B 6A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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