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Colour

#ECDDA2

  • #ECDDA2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECDDA2 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 221, 162 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

#ECDDA2#ECDDA2
HEX#ECDDA2
RGBrgb(236, 221, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8667, 0.6353
RGB percentages92.5%, 86.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(47.8, 66.1%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 31.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 31.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,523,234
CSS custom property--colour: #ECDDA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.43:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#13225D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9DA9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDDFA4no 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 27.2 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 text15.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.9Moccasin · ΔE 8.4Wheat · ΔE 8.6Navajo white · ΔE 8.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.1Bisque · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.91, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2B1EC
Analogous#ECB8A2, #D6ECA2
Triadic#A2ECDD, #DDA2EC
Split complementary#A2D6EC, #B8A2EC
Tetradic#A2ECB8, #A2B1EC, #ECA2D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCF7
Lighter +10%#F5ECCC
Darker −10%#E3CE78
Darker −20%#DBBE4D
Darker −30%#CBAB2A
Darker −40%#A18721
More saturated +25%#FAE594
Less saturated −25%#DED5B0

Channel breakdown

R236
G221
B162
Red236 (92.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue47.84°
Saturation (HSL)66.07%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G DD · B A2

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