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Recognised as Colour

#ECECD3

  • #ECECD3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#ECECD3 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 236, 211 and HSL 60°, 40%, 88%. 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

#ECECD3#ECECD3
HEX#ECECD3
RGBrgb(236, 236, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9255, 0.8275
RGB percentages92.5%, 92.5%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(60, 39.7%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 10.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 10.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,527,123
CSS custom property--colour: #ECECD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.51:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#13132C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1EAD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1EBD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F0E9E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 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 text17.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 3.1Cornsilk · ΔE 5.5Antique white · ΔE 6.2Papaya whip · ΔE 6.4Light yellow · ΔE 7.1Old lace · ΔE 7.1
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 3.14, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3D3EC
Analogous#ECE0D3, #E0ECD3
Triadic#D3ECEC, #ECD3EC
Split complementary#D3E0EC, #E0D3EC
Tetradic#D3ECE0, #D3D3EC, #ECD3E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFBF7
Darker −10%#DDDDAF
Darker −20%#CDCD8C
Darker −30%#BEBE68
Darker −40%#AAAA49
More saturated +25%#F4F4CB
Less saturated −25%#E4E4DB

Channel breakdown

R236
G236
B211
Red236 (92.5%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)39.68%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR EC · G EC · B D3

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