Recognised as Colour

#ECF3AB

#ECF3AB
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECF3AB is a yellow with RGB values 236, 243, 171 and HSL 66°, 75%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECF3AB#ECF3AB

HEX#ECF3AB

RGBrgb(236, 243, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9529, 0.6706

RGB percentages92.5%, 95.3%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(65.8, 75%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.8, 29.6%, 95.3%)

CMYK2.9%, 0%, 29.6%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,528,875

CSS custom property--colour: #ECF3AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.97:1

Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#130C54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEECA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDEEAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F5EBE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.3 Khaki · ΔE 12.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.8 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 16.7 Moccasin · ΔE 17.8 Wheat · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B2ABF3

Analogous#F3D6AB, #C8F3AB

Triadic#ABECF3, #F3ABEC

Split complementary#ABC8F3, #D6ABF3

Tetradic#ABF3D6, #B2ABF3, #F3ABC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F9D8

Darker −10%#E2ED7E

Darker −20%#D8E652

Darker −30%#CEE025

Darker −40%#A8B81A

More saturated +25%#F6FF9F

Less saturated −25%#E2E7B7

Channel breakdown

R236

G243

B171

Red236 (92.5%)

Green243 (95.3%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue65.83°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR EC · G F3 · B AB

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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