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Colour

#ECE4BA

  • #ECE4BA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#ECE4BA is a yellow with RGB values 236, 228, 186 and HSL 50°, 57%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#ECE4BA#ECE4BA
HEX#ECE4BA
RGBrgb(236, 228, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.8941, 0.7294
RGB percentages92.5%, 89.4%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(50.4, 56.8%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 21.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 21.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,525,050
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE4BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.37:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#131B45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDE1B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFE5BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F4DED8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 7.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 7.9Moccasin · ΔE 8.1Blanched almond · ΔE 8.4Bisque · ΔE 8.9
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAC2EC
Analogous#ECCBBA, #DBECBA
Triadic#BAECE4, #E4BAEC
Split complementary#BADBEC, #CBBAEC
Tetradic#BAECCB, #BAC2EC, #ECBADB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F4E2
Darker −10%#E1D492
Darker −20%#D6C56A
Darker −30%#CBB542
Darker −40%#AB972F
More saturated +25%#F7EBAF
Less saturated −25%#E1DDC5

Channel breakdown

R236
G228
B186
Red236 (92.5%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue50.4°
Saturation (HSL)56.82%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G E4 · B BA

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