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Recognised as Colour

#ECDDA0

  • #ECDDA0
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECDDA0 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 221, 160 and HSL 48°, 67%, 78%. 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

#ECDDA0#ECDDA0
HEX#ECDDA0
RGBrgb(236, 221, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8667, 0.6275
RGB percentages92.5%, 86.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(48.2, 66.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 32.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 32.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,523,232
CSS custom property--colour: #ECDDA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#13225F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9DA9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDDFA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F8D4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.8Moccasin · ΔE 9.1Navajo white · ΔE 9.3Wheat · ΔE 9.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.7Khaki · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.83, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0AFEC
Analogous#ECB7A0, #D5ECA0
Triadic#A0ECDD, #DDA0EC
Split complementary#A0D5EC, #B7A0EC
Tetradic#A0ECB7, #A0AFEC, #ECA0D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFBF5
Lighter +10%#F5ECCB
Darker −10%#E4CE76
Darker −20%#DBBF4B
Darker −30%#CBAB28
Darker −40%#A08720
More saturated +25%#FAE692
Less saturated −25%#DED4AE

Channel breakdown

R236
G221
B160
Red236 (92.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue48.16°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G DD · B A0

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