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Recognised as Colour

#ECF5BC

  • #ECF5BC
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#ECF5BC is a yellow with RGB values 236, 245, 188 and HSL 69°, 74%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#ECF5BC#ECF5BC
HEX#ECF5BC
RGBrgb(236, 245, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9608, 0.7373
RGB percentages92.5%, 96.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(69.5, 74%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.5, 23.3%, 96.1%)
CMYK3.7%, 0%, 23.3%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,529,404
CSS custom property--colour: #ECF5BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness236.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.35:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EFEFEF
Inverted#130A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDEFB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDF0BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#F3EEE6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 9.6Light yellow · ΔE 14.4Wheat · ΔE 14.9Moccasin · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5BCF5
Analogous#F5E2BC, #D0F5BC
Triadic#BCECF5, #F5BCEC
Split complementary#BCD0F5, #E1BCF5
Tetradic#BCF5E1, #C5BCF5, #F5BCD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9FCE8
Darker −10%#DFEE90
Darker −20%#D3E863
Darker −30%#C6E137
Darker −40%#ACC71E
More saturated +25%#F3FFB2
Less saturated −25%#E5EBC6

Channel breakdown

R236
G245
B188
Red236 (92.5%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue69.47°
Saturation (HSL)74.03%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EC · G F5 · B BC

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