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Recognised as Colour

#ECE29F

  • #ECE29F
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECE29F is a yellow with RGB values 236, 226, 159 and HSL 52°, 67%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECE29F#ECE29F
HEX#ECE29F
RGBrgb(236, 226, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8863, 0.6235
RGB percentages92.5%, 88.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(52.2, 67%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 32.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 32.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,524,511
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE29F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.95:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#131D60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEDE9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1E2A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F7D9D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.7Khaki · ΔE 11.3Moccasin · ΔE 12Navajo white · ΔE 12.4Wheat · ΔE 12.8Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.71, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FA9EC
Analogous#ECBB9F, #D0EC9F
Triadic#9FECE2, #E29FEC
Split complementary#9FD0EC, #BB9FEC
Tetradic#9FECBB, #9FA9EC, #EC9FD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCF4
Lighter +10%#F4EFCA
Darker −10%#E4D574
Darker −20%#DBC84A
Darker −30%#CAB528
Darker −40%#9F8F20
More saturated +25%#FAED91
Less saturated −25%#DED7AD

Channel breakdown

R236
G226
B159
Red236 (92.5%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue52.21°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G E2 · B 9F

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