Recognised as Colour

#ECDD6A

#ECDD6A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#ECDD6A is a yellow with RGB values 236, 221, 106 and HSL 53°, 77%, 67%. 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

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HEX#ECDD6A

RGBrgb(236, 221, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8667, 0.4157

RGB percentages92.5%, 86.7%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(53.1, 77.4%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 55.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 6.4%, 55.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,523,178

CSS custom property--colour: #ECDD6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.12:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#132295

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFD75Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3DE70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FCD0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 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 text15.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.7 Gold · ΔE 30.6 Yellow green · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A79EC

Analogous#EC9C6A, #BAEC6A

Triadic#6AECDD, #DD6AEC

Split complementary#6ABAEC, #9C6AEC

Tetradic#6AEC9C, #6A79EC, #EC6ABA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCF2

Lighter +20%#F8F2C4

Lighter +10%#F2E797

Darker −10%#E6D33D

Darker −20%#D5BF1B

Darker −30%#A89715

Darker −40%#7A6E10

More saturated +25%#FFEC57

Less saturated −25%#D7CD7F

Channel breakdown

R236

G221

B106

Red236 (92.5%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue53.08°

Saturation (HSL)77.38%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G DD · B 6A

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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