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#ECE75B Color

#ECE75B is rgb(236, 231, 91) in RGB, hsl(58, 79%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 61%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maize (#FBEC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECE75B
HEX#ECE75B
RGBrgb(236, 231, 91)
HSLhsl(58, 79%, 64%)
HSVhsv(58, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 61%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.6% 0.159 107.2)
LABlab(90.13% -10.56 66.27)
LCHlch(90.13% 67.11 99.05)

What #ECE75B 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 #ECE75B, 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.

#ECE75B Channel Values

How #ECE75B 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 231 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 79% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 61% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECE75B 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECE75B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECE75B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECE75B; 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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Tints & Shades of #ECE75B

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ECE75B.

How #ECE75B 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#ECE75B
Protanopia#E8E85B
Protanomaly#EAE85B
Deuteranopia#E9E95B
Deuteranomaly#EAE85B
Tritanopia#F7DBDB
Tritanomaly#F2E0B6
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECE75B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ece75b: #ECE75B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECE75B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ece75b': '#ECE75B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.906, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_ece75b">#ECE75B</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECE75B"

More Yellow Colors

#ECE75B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECE75B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECE75B?

#ECE75B is a light yellow — rgb(236, 231, 91) in RGB and hsl(58, 79%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maize (#FBEC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #ECE75B?

#ECE75B is rgb(236, 231, 91) — red 236, green 231, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECE75B?

#ECE75B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 61%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECE75B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECE75B scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECE75B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECE75B 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 21.85, which is visibly different.

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