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#ECD25F Color

#ECD25F is rgb(236, 210, 95) in RGB, hsl(49, 79%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 60%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECD25F
HEX#ECD25F
RGBrgb(236, 210, 95)
HSLhsl(49, 79%, 65%)
HSVhsv(49, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 60%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.137 96.6)
LABlab(84.77% -0.41 58.96)
LCHlch(84.77% 58.96 90.40)

What #ECD25F 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 #ECD25F, 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.

#ECD25F Channel Values

How #ECD25F 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 210 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 79% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 60% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECD25F 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 text13.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECD25F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECD25F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECD25F; 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 #ECD25F

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 #ECD25F.

How #ECD25F 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#ECD25F
Protanopia#D7D75F
Protanomaly#E0D55F
Deuteranopia#DBDB5D
Deuteranomaly#E2D75E
Tritanopia#F4C8C8
Tritanomaly#F1CCA8
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECD25F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecd25f: #ECD25F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECD25F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecd25f': '#ECD25F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.824, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_ecd25f">#ECD25F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECD25F"

More Yellow Colors

#ECD25F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECD25F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECD25F?

#ECD25F is a light yellow — rgb(236, 210, 95) in RGB and hsl(49, 79%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange-yellow (Crayola) (#F8D568), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.61.

What is the RGB value of #ECD25F?

#ECD25F is rgb(236, 210, 95) — red 236, green 210, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECD25F?

#ECD25F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 60%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECD25F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECD25F scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECD25F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECD25F 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 16.01, which is visibly different.

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