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Colour

#ECE7CE

  • #ECE7CE
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#ECE7CE is a yellow with RGB values 236, 231, 206 and HSL 50°, 44%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#ECE7CE#ECE7CE
HEX#ECE7CE
RGBrgb(236, 231, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9059, 0.8078
RGB percentages92.5%, 90.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(50, 44.1%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 12.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 12.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,525,838
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE7CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.89:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#131831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE5CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEE7CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F1E3E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 4.9Antique white · ΔE 5Papaya whip · ΔE 5.5Cornsilk · ΔE 6.2Blanched almond · ΔE 6.7Old lace · ΔE 7.5
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 4.89, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CED3EC
Analogous#ECD8CE, #E2ECCE
Triadic#CEECE7, #E7CEEC
Split complementary#CEE2EC, #D8CEEC
Tetradic#CEECD8, #CED3EC, #ECCEE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF9F3
Darker −10%#DED5A9
Darker −20%#D0C385
Darker −30%#C1B160
Darker −40%#AC9A42
More saturated +25%#F5EDC6
Less saturated −25%#E4E1D7

Channel breakdown

R236
G231
B206
Red236 (92.5%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)44.12%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G E7 · B CE

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