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Recognised as Colour

#ECDDA1

  • #ECDDA1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECDDA1 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 221, 161 and HSL 48°, 66%, 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

#ECDDA1#ECDDA1
HEX#ECDDA1
RGBrgb(236, 221, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8667, 0.6314
RGB percentages92.5%, 86.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(48, 66.4%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 31.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 31.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,523,233
CSS custom property--colour: #ECDDA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.7 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#13225E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9DA9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDDFA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F7D4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 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 8.7Navajo white · ΔE 9Wheat · ΔE 9.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.4Khaki · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.84, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1B0EC
Analogous#ECB8A1, #D6ECA1
Triadic#A1ECDD, #DDA1EC
Split complementary#A1D6EC, #B7A1EC
Tetradic#A1ECB7, #A1B0EC, #ECA1D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCF6
Lighter +10%#F5ECCB
Darker −10%#E3CE77
Darker −20%#DBBE4C
Darker −30%#CBAB29
Darker −40%#A18720
More saturated +25%#FAE593
Less saturated −25%#DED5AF

Channel breakdown

R236
G221
B161
Red236 (92.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)66.37%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G DD · B A1

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