Recognised as Colour

#ECDB6A

#ECDB6A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#ECDB6A is a yellow with RGB values 236, 219, 106 and HSL 52°, 77%, 67%. 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

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HEX#ECDB6A

RGBrgb(236, 219, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8588, 0.4157

RGB percentages92.5%, 85.9%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(52.2, 77.4%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 55.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.2%, 55.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,522,666

CSS custom property--colour: #ECDB6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.91:1

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

Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#132495

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD55Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2DC6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FCCEC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 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 text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 22 Goldenrod · ΔE 26 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.2 Gold · ΔE 31 Navajo white · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A7BEC

Analogous#EC9A6A, #BCEC6A

Triadic#6AECDB, #DB6AEC

Split complementary#6ABCEC, #9A6AEC

Tetradic#6AEC9A, #6A7BEC, #EC6ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCF2

Lighter +20%#F8F1C4

Lighter +10%#F2E697

Darker −10%#E6D03D

Darker −20%#D5BD1B

Darker −30%#A89415

Darker −40%#7A6C10

More saturated +25%#FFE957

Less saturated −25%#D7CB7F

Channel breakdown

R236

G219

B106

Red236 (92.5%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue52.15°

Saturation (HSL)77.38%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G DB · B 6A

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Colour values

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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