Colour

#FFEC2C

#FFEC2C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFEC2C is a yellow with RGB values 255, 236, 44 and HSL 55°, 100%, 59%. 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

#FFEC2C#FFEC2C

HEX#FFEC2C

RGBrgb(255, 236, 44)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9255, 0.1725

RGB percentages100%, 92.5%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(54.6, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.6, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 82.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,140

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEC2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81433WCAG 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#0013D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFED3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 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 14.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.8 Yellow green · ΔE 35.7 Orange · ΔE 40.2 Khaki · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C3FFF

Analogous#FF832C, #A8FF2C

Triadic#2CFFEC, #EC2CFF

Split complementary#2CA8FF, #832CFF

Tetradic#2CFF83, #2C3FFF, #FF2CA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEF8

Lighter +30%#FFFAC5

Lighter +20%#FFF592

Lighter +10%#FFF15F

Darker −10%#F8E200

Darker −20%#C5B300

Darker −30%#928500

Darker −40%#5F5600

More saturated +25%#FFEC2C

Less saturated −25%#E5D646

Channel breakdown

R255

G236

B44

Red255 (100%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue54.6°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EC · B 2C

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Colour values

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Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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