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Recognised as Colour

#ECEB0A

  • #ECEB0A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#ECEB0A is a yellow with RGB values 236, 235, 10 and HSL 60°, 92%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#ECEB0A#ECEB0A
HEX#ECEB0A
RGBrgb(236, 235, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9216, 0.0392
RGB percentages92.5%, 92.2%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(59.7, 91.9%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.7, 95.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 0.4%, 95.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,526,666
CSS custom property--colour: #ECEB0A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.45:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#1314F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE62Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FEDBC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.8 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 text16.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 9.4Gold · ΔE 18.2Yellow green · ΔE 31.5Green yellow · ΔE 33.3Goldenrod · ΔE 39.5Khaki · ΔE 44.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 9.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0A0BEC
Analogous#EC7A0A, #7CEC0A
Triadic#0AECEB, #EB0AEC
Split complementary#0A7CEC, #7A0AEC
Tetradic#0AEC7A, #0A0BEC, #EC0A7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCC5
Lighter +30%#FAFA95
Lighter +20%#F8F864
Lighter +10%#F6F533
Darker −10%#BBBA08
Darker −20%#8A8A06
Darker −30%#595904
Darker −40%#282802
More saturated +25%#F6F500
Less saturated −25%#CDCD29

Channel breakdown

R236
G235
B10
Red236 (92.5%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue59.73°
Saturation (HSL)91.87%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G EB · B 0A

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