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Colour

#ECEC79

  • #ECEC79
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#ECEC79 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 236, 121 and HSL 60°, 75%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#ECEC79#ECEC79
HEX#ECEC79
RGBrgb(236, 236, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9255, 0.4745
RGB percentages92.5%, 92.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(60, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 48.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,527,033
CSS custom property--colour: #ECEC79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.84:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#131386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCE46Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDE87Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FAE0D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.1Dark khaki · ΔE 24.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.5Yellow green · ΔE 29.3Navajo white · ΔE 33.5Moccasin · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7979EC
Analogous#ECB379, #B3EC79
Triadic#79ECEC, #EC79EC
Split complementary#79B3EC, #B379EC
Tetradic#79ECB3, #7979EC, #EC79B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9D2
Lighter +10%#F2F2A6
Darker −10%#E6E64C
Darker −20%#DFDF20
Darker −30%#B3B319
Darker −40%#868613
More saturated +25%#FFFF66
Less saturated −25%#D9D98C

Channel breakdown

R236
G236
B121
Red236 (92.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR EC · G EC · B 79

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