Colour

#FFEC2B

#FFEC2B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFEC2B is a yellow with RGB values 255, 236, 43 and HSL 55°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFEC2B#FFEC2B

HEX#FFEC2B

RGBrgb(255, 236, 43)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9255, 0.1686

RGB percentages100%, 92.5%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(54.6, 100%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.6, 83.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 83.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,139

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEC2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.29:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#0013D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFED3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.4 Yellow · ΔE 14.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.9 Yellow green · ΔE 35.8 Orange · ΔE 40.2 Khaki · ΔE 40.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2B3EFF

Analogous#FF822B, #A8FF2B

Triadic#2BFFEC, #EC2BFF

Split complementary#2BA8FF, #822BFF

Tetradic#2BFF82, #2B3EFF, #FF2BA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFEF7

Lighter +30%#FFFAC4

Lighter +20%#FFF591

Lighter +10%#FFF15E

Darker −10%#F7E100

Darker −20%#C4B200

Darker −30%#918400

Darker −40%#5E5600

More saturated +25%#FFEC2B

Less saturated −25%#E5D646

Channel breakdown

R255

G236

B43

Red255 (100%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue54.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EC · B 2B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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