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Recognised as Colour

#ECDD98

  • #ECDD98
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECDD98 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 221, 152 and HSL 49°, 69%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECDD98#ECDD98
HEX#ECDD98
RGBrgb(236, 221, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8667, 0.5961
RGB percentages92.5%, 86.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(49.3, 68.9%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 35.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 35.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,523,224
CSS custom property--colour: #ECDD98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.36:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#132267

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD993no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEDF9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F8D3CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 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 text15.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.4Khaki · ΔE 10.4Navajo white · ΔE 12.1Moccasin · ΔE 12.4Wheat · ΔE 13.4Dark khaki · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98A7EC
Analogous#ECB398, #D1EC98
Triadic#98ECDD, #DD98EC
Split complementary#98D1EC, #B398EC
Tetradic#98ECB3, #98A7EC, #EC98D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF9EE
Lighter +10%#F4EBC3
Darker −10%#E4CF6D
Darker −20%#DCC142
Darker −30%#C6AA25
Darker −40%#9B851D
More saturated +25%#FBE789
Less saturated −25%#DDD3A7

Channel breakdown

R236
G221
B152
Red236 (92.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue49.29°
Saturation (HSL)68.85%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G DD · B 98

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