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Colour

#ECE9DC

  • #ECE9DC
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Linen

#ECE9DC is a yellow with RGB values 236, 233, 220 and HSL 49°, 30%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.

Colour values

#ECE9DC#ECE9DC
HEX#ECE9DC
RGBrgb(236, 233, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9137, 0.8627
RGB percentages92.5%, 91.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(48.7, 29.6%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 6.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 6.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,526,364
CSS custom property--colour: #ECE9DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.26:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#131623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE8DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDE9DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#EFE7E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Linen · ΔE 4.3Old lace · ΔE 5Antique white · ΔE 5.9Sea shell · ΔE 6.3Floral white · ΔE 6.4Beige · ΔE 7.2
Nearest named CSS colourLinen (#FAF0E6)ΔE 4.26, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCDFEC
Analogous#ECE1DC, #E7ECDC
Triadic#DCECE9, #E9DCEC
Split complementary#DCE7EC, #E1DCEC
Tetradic#DCECE1, #DCDFEC, #ECDCE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFD
Darker −10%#DAD4BB
Darker −20%#C8BF9A
Darker −30%#B6AB79
Darker −40%#A39559
More saturated +25%#F3EDD5
Less saturated −25%#E5E5E3

Channel breakdown

R236
G233
B220
Red236 (92.5%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue48.75°
Saturation (HSL)29.63%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G E9 · B DC

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