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Recognised as Colour

#ECF7C9

  • #ECF7C9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#ECF7C9 is a green with RGB values 236, 247, 201 and HSL 74°, 74%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#ECF7C9#ECF7C9
HEX#ECF7C9
RGBrgb(236, 247, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.9686, 0.7882
RGB percentages92.5%, 96.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(74.3, 74.2%, 87.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(74.3, 18.6%, 96.9%)
CMYK4.5%, 0%, 18.6%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,529,929
CSS custom property--colour: #ECF7C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.88571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness238.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.71:1
Contrast with white1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#F1F1F1
Inverted#130836

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEF2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FCF2CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F1F2EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.4Light yellow · ΔE 9.5Beige · ΔE 11.4Cornsilk · ΔE 11.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4C9F7
Analogous#F7EBC9, #D5F7C9
Triadic#C9ECF7, #F7C9EC
Split complementary#C9D5F7, #EBC9F7
Tetradic#C9F7EB, #D4C9F7, #F7C9D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFEF5
Darker −10%#DCF09D
Darker −20%#CDEA70
Darker −30%#BDE344
Darker −40%#A9D51F
More saturated +25%#F0FFC1
Less saturated −25%#E8EFD1

Channel breakdown

R236
G247
B201
Red236 (92.5%)
Green247 (96.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue74.35°
Saturation (HSL)74.19%
Lightness87.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EC · G F7 · B C9

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