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Colour

#ECECD1

  • #ECECD1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#ECECD1 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 236, 209 and HSL 60°, 42%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#ECECD1#ECECD1
HEX#ECECD1
RGBrgb(236, 236, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9255, 0.8196
RGB percentages92.5%, 92.5%, 82%
HSLhsl(60, 41.5%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 11.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 11.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,527,121
CSS custom property--colour: #ECECD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.49:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#13132E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1EACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2EBD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F0E8E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 3.4Cornsilk · ΔE 5.4Papaya whip · ΔE 6.4Antique white · ΔE 6.6Light yellow · ΔE 6.8Blanched almond · ΔE 7.8
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 3.38, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1D1EC
Analogous#ECDFD1, #DFECD1
Triadic#D1ECEC, #ECD1EC
Split complementary#D1DFEC, #DFD1EC
Tetradic#D1ECDF, #D1D1EC, #ECD1DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFBF5
Darker −10%#DDDDAD
Darker −20%#CECE89
Darker −30%#BFBF65
Darker −40%#ABAB46
More saturated +25%#F4F4C9
Less saturated −25%#E4E4D9

Channel breakdown

R236
G236
B209
Red236 (92.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)41.54%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR EC · G EC · B D1

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