Recognised as Colour
#EECF2C
- #EECF2C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EECF2C is a yellow with RGB values 238, 207, 44 and HSL 50°, 85%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EECF2C#EECF2C
HEX#EECF2C
RGBrgb(238, 207, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8118, 0.1725
RGB percentages93.3%, 81.2%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(50.4, 85.1%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 81.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 13%, 81.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,650,604
CSS custom property--colour: #EECF2C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.6:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1130D3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C4BEE
Analogous#EE6E2C, #ACEE2C
Triadic#2CEECF, #CF2CEE
Split complementary#2CACEE, #6E2CEE
Tetradic#2CEE6E, #2C4BEE, #EE2CAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G207
B44
Red238 (93.3%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue50.41°
Saturation (HSL)85.09%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G CF · B 2C
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