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Recognised as Colour

#ECD79A

  • #ECD79A
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECD79A is a orange with RGB values 236, 215, 154 and HSL 45°, 68%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECD79A#ECD79A
HEX#ECD79A
RGBrgb(236, 215, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8431, 0.6039
RGB percentages92.5%, 84.3%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(44.6, 68.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.6, 34.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 8.9%, 34.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,521,690
CSS custom property--colour: #ECD79A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.75:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#132865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4D596no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EADB9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F9CEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.8Navajo white · ΔE 8.3Moccasin · ΔE 9.2Wheat · ΔE 9.7Burlywood · ΔE 12.9Khaki · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AAFEC
Analogous#ECAE9A, #D8EC9A
Triadic#9AECD7, #D79AEC
Split complementary#9AD8EC, #AE9AEC
Tetradic#9AECAE, #9AAFEC, #EC9AD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF9F0
Lighter +10%#F4E8C5
Darker −10%#E4C66F
Darker −20%#DCB544
Darker −30%#C79E26
Darker −40%#9D7C1D
More saturated +25%#FBDE8B
Less saturated −25%#DDD0A9

Channel breakdown

R236
G215
B154
Red236 (92.5%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue44.63°
Saturation (HSL)68.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G D7 · B 9A

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