Colour

#ECE5CD

#ECE5CD
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Antique white

#ECE5CD is a yellow with RGB values 236, 229, 205 and HSL 46°, 45%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

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HEX#ECE5CD

RGBrgb(236, 229, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.898, 0.8039

RGB percentages92.5%, 89.8%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(46.5, 44.9%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 13.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 3%, 13.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,525,325

CSS custom property--colour: #ECE5CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.66:1

Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#131A32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBE4CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDE6CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F2E1DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 4.6 Papaya whip · ΔE 5.4 Beige · ΔE 5.7 Blanched almond · ΔE 6.6 Cornsilk · ΔE 6.8 Old lace · ΔE 7.5

Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 4.57, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CDD4EC

Analogous#ECD6CD, #E4ECCD

Triadic#CDECE5, #E5CDEC

Split complementary#CDE3EC, #D6CDEC

Tetradic#CDECD6, #CDD4EC, #ECCDE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FAF8F2

Darker −10%#DED2A8

Darker −20%#D0BF83

Darker −30%#C2AB5E

Darker −40%#AC9441

More saturated +25%#F5EAC4

Less saturated −25%#E3E0D6

Channel breakdown

R236

G229

B205

Red236 (92.5%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue46.45°

Saturation (HSL)44.93%

Lightness86.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G E5 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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