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Recognised as Colour

#ECECB1

  • #ECECB1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECECB1 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 236, 177 and HSL 60°, 61%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECECB1#ECECB1
HEX#ECECB1
RGBrgb(236, 236, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9255, 0.6941
RGB percentages92.5%, 92.5%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(60, 60.8%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 25%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 25%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,527,089
CSS custom property--colour: #ECECB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.2:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#13134E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E7ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7EAB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F5E5DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 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 text17.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 9.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 11.2Moccasin · ΔE 11.9Wheat · ΔE 12Navajo white · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.08, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1B1EC
Analogous#ECCFB1, #CFECB1
Triadic#B1ECEC, #ECB1EC
Split complementary#B1CFEC, #CFB1EC
Tetradic#B1ECCF, #B1B1EC, #ECB1CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F6DA
Darker −10%#E2E288
Darker −20%#D8D85F
Darker −30%#CECE36
Darker −40%#A8A829
More saturated +25%#F8F8A5
Less saturated −25%#E0E0BD

Channel breakdown

R236
G236
B177
Red236 (92.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)60.82%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR EC · G EC · B B1

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