Recognised as Colour
#ECDD00
- #ECDD00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#ECDD00 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 221, 0 and HSL 56°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#ECDD00#ECDD00
HEX#ECDD00
RGBrgb(236, 221, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8667, 0
RGB percentages92.5%, 86.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(56.2, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,523,072
CSS custom property--colour: #ECDD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 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#D0D0D0
Inverted#1322FF
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#000FEC
Analogous#EC6700, #85EC00
Triadic#00ECDD, #DD00EC
Split complementary#0085EC, #6700EC
Tetradic#00EC67, #000FEC, #EC0085
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G221
B0
Red236 (92.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue56.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G DD · B 00
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