Colour

#ECDA7A

#ECDA7A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#ECDA7A is a yellow with RGB values 236, 218, 122 and HSL 51°, 75%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#ECDA7A#ECDA7A

HEX#ECDA7A

RGBrgb(236, 218, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8549, 0.4784

RGB percentages92.5%, 85.5%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(50.5, 75%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 48.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 48.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,522,426

CSS custom property--colour: #ECDA7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.88:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7

Inverted#132585

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD572no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFDC7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FBCEC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.8 Navajo white · ΔE 23.8 Moccasin · ΔE 24.9 Burlywood · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A8CEC

Analogous#ECA17A, #C5EC7A

Triadic#7AECDA, #DA7AEC

Split complementary#7AC5EC, #A17AEC

Tetradic#7AECA1, #7A8CEC, #EC7AC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F3D3

Lighter +10%#F2E6A7

Darker −10%#E6CE4D

Darker −20%#DFC121

Darker −30%#B39B1A

Darker −40%#877513

More saturated +25%#FFE767

Less saturated −25%#D9CD8D

Channel breakdown

R236

G218

B122

Red236 (92.5%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue50.53°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G DA · B 7A

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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