Colour
#ECDD65
- #ECDD65
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#ECDD65 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 221, 101 and HSL 53°, 78%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#ECDD65#ECDD65
HEX#ECDD65
RGBrgb(236, 221, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8667, 0.3961
RGB percentages92.5%, 86.7%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(53.3, 78%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 57.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 57.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,523,173
CSS custom property--colour: #ECDD65;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.1:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#13229A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6574EC
Analogous#EC9965, #B8EC65
Triadic#65ECDD, #DD65EC
Split complementary#65B8EC, #9965EC
Tetradic#65EC99, #6574EC, #EC65B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G221
B101
Red236 (92.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue53.33°
Saturation (HSL)78.03%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G DD · B 65
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