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#ECD07E Color

#ECD07E is rgb(236, 208, 126) in RGB, hsl(45, 74%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 47%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Buff (#F0DC82), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECD07E
HEX#ECD07E
RGBrgb(236, 208, 126)
HSLhsl(45, 74%, 71%)
HSVhsv(45, 47%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 47%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.106 91.2)
LABlab(84.56% 2.37 44.28)
LCHlch(84.56% 44.34 86.94)

What #ECD07E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ECD07E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#ECD07E Channel Values

How #ECD07E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 208 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 74% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 47% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 47% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECD07E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECD07E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECD07E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECD07E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ECD07E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECD07E.

How #ECD07E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ECD07E
Protanopia#D5D57E
Protanomaly#DFD37E
Deuteranopia#DADA7C
Deuteranomaly#E1D67D
Tritanopia#F3C8C8
Tritanomaly#F0CBAF
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECD07E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ecd07e: #ECD07E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECD07E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecd07e': '#ECD07E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.816, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_ecd07e">#ECD07E</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECD07E"

More Yellow Colors

#ECD07E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECD07E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECD07E?

#ECD07E is a light yellow — rgb(236, 208, 126) in RGB and hsl(45, 74%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Buff (#F0DC82), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.7.

What is the RGB value of #ECD07E?

#ECD07E is rgb(236, 208, 126) — red 236, green 208, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECD07E?

#ECD07E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 47%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECD07E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECD07E scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECD07E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECD07E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 10.05, which is visibly different.

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