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Recognised as Colour

#ECF0B0

  • #ECF0B0
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECF0B0 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 240, 176 and HSL 64°, 68%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECF0B0#ECF0B0
HEX#ECF0B0
RGBrgb(236, 240, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9412, 0.6902
RGB percentages92.5%, 94.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(63.7, 68.1%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.7, 26.7%, 94.1%)
CMYK1.7%, 0%, 26.7%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,528,112
CSS custom property--colour: #ECF0B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.66:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#130F4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAEAACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAECB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F4E8DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 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 text17.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 11.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 13Moccasin · ΔE 14.5Khaki · ΔE 14.8Wheat · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)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#B4B0F0
Analogous#F0D4B0, #CCF0B0
Triadic#B0ECF0, #F0B0EC
Split complementary#B0CCF0, #D4B0F0
Tetradic#B0F0D4, #B4B0F0, #F0B0CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F8DB
Darker −10%#E2E885
Darker −20%#D7E05A
Darker −30%#CDD82F
Darker −40%#A9B222
More saturated +25%#F6FCA4
Less saturated −25%#E2E4BC

Channel breakdown

R236
G240
B176
Red236 (92.5%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue63.75°
Saturation (HSL)68.09%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EC · G F0 · B B0

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