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Recognised as Colour

#ECF69D

  • #ECF69D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#ECF69D is a yellow with RGB values 236, 246, 157 and HSL 67°, 83%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#ECF69D#ECF69D
HEX#ECF69D
RGBrgb(236, 246, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9647, 0.6157
RGB percentages92.5%, 96.5%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(66.7, 83.2%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.7, 36.2%, 96.5%)
CMYK4.1%, 0%, 36.2%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,529,629
CSS custom property--colour: #ECF69D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.24:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#130962

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEE96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF0A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F6ECE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 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 text18.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.6Dark khaki · ΔE 22.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 22.7Moccasin · ΔE 24.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A79DF6
Analogous#F6D39D, #C0F69D
Triadic#9DECF6, #F69DEC
Split complementary#9DC0F6, #D39DF6
Tetradic#9DF6D3, #A79DF6, #F69DC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFFFA
Lighter +10%#F5FACC
Darker −10%#E3F26E
Darker −20%#DAED40
Darker −30%#CEE515
Darker −40%#A4B611
More saturated +25%#F3FF94
Less saturated −25%#E2E9AA

Channel breakdown

R236
G246
B157
Red236 (92.5%)
Green246 (96.5%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue66.74°
Saturation (HSL)83.18%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EC · G F6 · B 9D

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