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Recognised as Colour

#ECDB96

  • #ECDB96
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECDB96 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 219, 150 and HSL 48°, 69%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECDB96#ECDB96
HEX#ECDB96
RGBrgb(236, 219, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8588, 0.5882
RGB percentages92.5%, 85.9%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(48.1, 69.4%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 36.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 36.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,522,710
CSS custom property--colour: #ECDB96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.14:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#132469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D891no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDDD98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F9D1C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.2Khaki · ΔE 10.7Navajo white · ΔE 11.8Moccasin · ΔE 12.4Wheat · ΔE 13.4Dark khaki · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96A7EC
Analogous#ECB096, #D2EC96
Triadic#96ECDB, #DB96EC
Split complementary#96D2EC, #B096EC
Tetradic#96ECB0, #96A7EC, #EC96D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF9EC
Lighter +10%#F4EAC1
Darker −10%#E4CC6B
Darker −20%#DCBD40
Darker −30%#C5A524
Darker −40%#9A811C
More saturated +25%#FBE486
Less saturated −25%#DDD2A6

Channel breakdown

R236
G219
B150
Red236 (92.5%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue48.14°
Saturation (HSL)69.35%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G DB · B 96

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