Colour

#ECD831

#ECD831
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#ECD831 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 216, 49 and HSL 54°, 83%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#ECD831

RGBrgb(236, 216, 49)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8471, 0.1922

RGB percentages92.5%, 84.7%, 19.2%

HSLhsl(53.6, 83.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.6, 79.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 8.5%, 79.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,521,841

CSS custom property--colour: #ECD831;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.43:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#1327CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3DA3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FEC8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.5 Yellow · ΔE 23.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 25 Yellow green · ΔE 31.6 Khaki · ΔE 32.7 Orange · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3145EC

Analogous#EC7A31, #A3EC31

Triadic#31ECD8, #D831EC

Split complementary#31A3EC, #7A31EC

Tetradic#31EC7A, #3145EC, #EC31A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBEC

Lighter +30%#F9F3BD

Lighter +20%#F5EA8E

Lighter +10%#F0E160

Darker −10%#D6C114

Darker −20%#A8970F

Darker −30%#796D0B

Darker −40%#4A4307

More saturated +25%#FFE71E

Less saturated −25%#D0C24D

Channel breakdown

R236

G216

B49

Red236 (92.5%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue49 (19.2%)

Hue53.58°

Saturation (HSL)83.11%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G D8 · B 31

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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