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Recognised as Colour

#ECF5B0

  • #ECF5B0
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECF5B0 is a yellow with RGB values 236, 245, 176 and HSL 68°, 78%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECF5B0#ECF5B0
HEX#ECF5B0
RGBrgb(236, 245, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9608, 0.6902
RGB percentages92.5%, 96.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(67.8, 77.5%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.8, 28.2%, 96.1%)
CMYK3.7%, 0%, 28.2%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,529,392
CSS custom property--colour: #ECF5B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.25:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#130A4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEEABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#FEF0B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F4EDE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.5Khaki · ΔE 14.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 15.3Moccasin · ΔE 17.5Wheat · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9B0F5
Analogous#F5DCB0, #CAF5B0
Triadic#B0ECF5, #F5B0EC
Split complementary#B0CAF5, #DCB0F5
Tetradic#B0F5DC, #B9B0F5, #F5B0C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7FBDD
Darker −10%#E1EF83
Darker −20%#D6EA55
Darker −30%#CBE428
Darker −40%#ABC118
More saturated +25%#F3FFA6
Less saturated −25%#E4EABB

Channel breakdown

R236
G245
B176
Red236 (92.5%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue67.83°
Saturation (HSL)77.53%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EC · G F5 · B B0

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