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#ECD769 Color

#ECD769 is rgb(236, 215, 105) in RGB, hsl(50, 78%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECD769
HEX#ECD769
RGBrgb(236, 215, 105)
HSLhsl(50, 78%, 67%)
HSVhsv(50, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.132 98.7)
LABlab(86.12% -2.30 56.01)
LCHlch(86.12% 56.05 92.35)

What #ECD769 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 #ECD769, 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.

#ECD769 Channel Values

How #ECD769 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 215 · B 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 78% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 56% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECD769 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECD769 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECD769

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECD769; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ECD769

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 #ECD769.

How #ECD769 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#ECD769
Protanopia#DBDB69
Protanomaly#E2D969
Deuteranopia#DEDE67
Deuteranomaly#E4DB68
Tritanopia#F4CDCD
Tritanomaly#F1D1AE
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECD769 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecd769: #ECD769;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECD769;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecd769': '#ECD769' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.843, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_ecd769">#ECD769</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECD769"

More Yellow Colors

#ECD769 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECD769 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECD769?

#ECD769 is a light yellow — rgb(236, 215, 105) in RGB and hsl(50, 78%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.75.

What is the RGB value of #ECD769?

#ECD769 is rgb(236, 215, 105) — red 236, green 215, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECD769?

#ECD769 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECD769 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECD769 scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECD769 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECD769 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 12.35, which is visibly different.

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