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Recognised as Colour

#ECF028

  • #ECF028
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#ECF028 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 240, 40 and HSL 61°, 87%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#ECF028#ECF028
HEX#ECF028
RGBrgb(236, 240, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9412, 0.1569
RGB percentages92.5%, 94.1%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(61.2, 87%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.2, 83.3%, 94.1%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 83.3%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,527,976
CSS custom property--colour: #ECF028;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.06:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#130FD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEA3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FDE0CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 11Gold · ΔE 20.5Yellow green · ΔE 28.9Green yellow · ΔE 30.9Goldenrod · ΔE 40.2Khaki · ΔE 41.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C28F0
Analogous#F09028, #88F028
Triadic#28ECF0, #F028EC
Split complementary#2888F0, #9028F0
Tetradic#28F090, #2C28F0, #F02888

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDE7
Lighter +30%#F9FAB7
Lighter +20%#F4F787
Lighter +10%#F0F358
Darker −10%#D2D60F
Darker −20%#A3A60C
Darker −30%#757708
Darker −40%#464705
More saturated +25%#FAFF19
Less saturated −25%#D0D345

Channel breakdown

R236
G240
B40
Red236 (92.5%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue61.2°
Saturation (HSL)86.96%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EC · G F0 · B 28

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