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Recognised as Colour

#ECEEC5

  • #ECEEC5
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#ECEEC5 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 238, 197 and HSL 63°, 55%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#ECEEC5#ECEEC5
HEX#ECEEC5
RGBrgb(236, 238, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9333, 0.7725
RGB percentages92.5%, 93.3%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(62.9, 54.7%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.9, 17.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0.8%, 0%, 17.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,527,621
CSS custom property--colour: #ECEEC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83013WCAG 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 17.6:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#13113A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5EAC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5ECC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F2E9E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 5.6Light yellow · ΔE 8.2Cornsilk · ΔE 8.7Beige · ΔE 8.8Blanched almond · ΔE 9.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 4.46, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7C5EE
Analogous#EEDCC5, #D8EEC5
Triadic#C5ECEE, #EEC5EC
Split complementary#C5D8EE, #DCC5EE
Tetradic#C5EEDC, #C7C5EE, #EEC5D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9FAEC
Darker −10%#DFE29E
Darker −20%#D2D776
Darker −30%#C5CB4F
Darker −40%#ACB334
More saturated +25%#F4F7BC
Less saturated −25%#E4E5CE

Channel breakdown

R236
G238
B197
Red236 (92.5%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue62.93°
Saturation (HSL)54.67%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EC · G EE · B C5

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