#ECD969 Color

#ECD969 is rgb(236, 217, 105) in RGB, hsl(51, 78%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 56%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECD969

HEX#ECD969

RGBrgb(236, 217, 105)

HSLhsl(51, 78%, 67%)

HSVhsv(51, 56%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 56%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.134 99.8)

LABlab(86.63% -3.26 56.58)

LCHlch(86.63% 56.67 93.30)

What #ECD969 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 #ECD969, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Arylide Yellow#E9D66BΔE 2.38 Straw#E4D96FΔE 4.72 Shandy#FFE670ΔE 6.16 Orange-yellow (Crayola)#F8D568ΔE 6.81 Yellow (Crayola)#FCE883ΔE 7.62 Jasmine#F8DE7EΔE 7.85

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

#ECD969 Channel Values

How #ECD969 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 236 · G 217 · B 105	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 51° · S 78% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 51° · S 56% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 8% · Y 56% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.43:1 vs white · 14.7:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECD969 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECD969

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECD969; 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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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #ECD969

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.

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Shades

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How #ECD969 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#ECD969

Protanopia#DCDC69

Protanomaly#E3DB69

Deuteranopia#E0E068

Deuteranomaly#E5DD68

Tritanopia#F5CFCF

Tritanomaly#F1D3AF

Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

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Using #ECD969 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecd969: #ECD969;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECD969;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecd969': '#ECD969' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.851, blue: 0.412)

Android XML<color name="color_ecd969">#ECD969</color>

SVG fillfill="#ECD969"

More Yellow Colors

#ECD969 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#ECD969 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECD969?

#ECD969 is a light yellow — rgb(236, 217, 105) in RGB and hsl(51, 78%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.38.

What is the RGB value of #ECD969?

#ECD969 is rgb(236, 217, 105) — red 236, green 217, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECD969?

#ECD969 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 56%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECD969 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECD969 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECD969 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECD969 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 12.47, which is visibly different.

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