Colour

#ECDC9D

#ECDC9D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECDC9D is a yellow with RGB values 236, 220, 157 and HSL 48°, 68%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#ECDC9D

RGBrgb(236, 220, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8627, 0.6157

RGB percentages92.5%, 86.3%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(47.8, 67.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 33.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 6.8%, 33.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,522,973

CSS custom property--colour: #ECDC9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.29:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#132362

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9D999no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDDE9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F8D3CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.4 Navajo white · ΔE 9.7 Moccasin · ΔE 9.9 Wheat · ΔE 10.5 Khaki · ΔE 13.4 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DADEC

Analogous#ECB49D, #D5EC9D

Triadic#9DECDC, #DC9DEC

Split complementary#9DD4EC, #B59DEC

Tetradic#9DECB4, #9DADEC, #EC9DD4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBF2

Lighter +10%#F4EBC8

Darker −10%#E4CD72

Darker −20%#DBBD48

Darker −30%#C9A827

Darker −40%#9E841F

More saturated +25%#FBE58E

Less saturated −25%#DDD3AC

Channel breakdown

R236

G220

B157

Red236 (92.5%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue47.85°

Saturation (HSL)67.52%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G DC · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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