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Colour

#FFECAA

  • #FFECAA
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FFECAA is a yellow with RGB values 255, 236, 170 and HSL 47°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFECAA#FFECAA
HEX#FFECAA
RGBrgb(255, 236, 170)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9255, 0.6667
RGB percentages100%, 92.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(46.6, 100%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.6, 33.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 33.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,772,266
CSS custom property--colour: #FFECAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.83:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#001355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE9A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEFACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE2DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6Moccasin · ΔE 9.8Navajo white · ΔE 10.2Wheat · ΔE 12Khaki · ΔE 12.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AABDFF
Analogous#FFC2AA, #E7FFAA
Triadic#AAFFEC, #ECAAFF
Split complementary#AAE7FF, #C2AAFF
Tetradic#AAFFC2, #AABDFF, #FFAAE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFF7DD
Darker −10%#FFE177
Darker −20%#FFD544
Darker −30%#FFCA11
Darker −40%#DDAC00
More saturated +25%#FFECAA
Less saturated −25%#F4E6B5

Channel breakdown

R255
G236
B170
Red255 (100%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue46.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G EC · B AA

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