Recognised as Colour
#ECE1BB
- #ECE1BB
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#ECE1BB is a yellow with RGB values 236, 225, 187 and HSL 47°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#ECE1BB#ECE1BB
HEX#ECE1BB
RGBrgb(236, 225, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8824, 0.7333
RGB percentages92.5%, 88.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(46.5, 56.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 20.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 20.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,524,283
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE1BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.05:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#131E44
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBC6EC
Analogous#ECC8BB, #DEECBB
Triadic#BBECE1, #E1BBEC
Split complementary#BBDEEC, #C8BBEC
Tetradic#BBECC8, #BBC6EC, #ECBBDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G225
B187
Red236 (92.5%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue46.53°
Saturation (HSL)56.32%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G E1 · B BB
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