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Colour

#ECE8C3

  • #ECE8C3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#ECE8C3 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 232, 195 and HSL 54°, 52%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#ECE8C3#ECE8C3
HEX#ECE8C3
RGBrgb(236, 232, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9098, 0.7647
RGB percentages92.5%, 91%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(54.1, 51.9%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.1, 17.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 17.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,526,083
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE8C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.9:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#13173C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFE5C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1E8C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#F3E3DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 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 text16.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 7.3Blanched almond · ΔE 7.4Cornsilk · ΔE 7.7Beige · ΔE 7.9Papaya whip · ΔE 8
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3C7EC
Analogous#ECD4C3, #DCECC3
Triadic#C3ECE8, #E8C3EC
Split complementary#C3DCEC, #D4C3EC
Tetradic#C3ECD4, #C3C7EC, #ECC3DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F7EA
Darker −10%#E0D99C
Darker −20%#D3CA76
Darker −30%#C7BB4F
Darker −40%#ACA137
More saturated +25%#F6F0B9
Less saturated −25%#E2E0CD

Channel breakdown

R236
G232
B195
Red236 (92.5%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue54.15°
Saturation (HSL)51.9%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G E8 · B C3

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