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#ECF75F Color

#ECF75F is rgb(236, 247, 95) in RGB, hsl(64, 90%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 62%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laser Lemon (#FFFF66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECF75F
HEX#ECF75F
RGBrgb(236, 247, 95)
HSLhsl(64, 90%, 67%)
HSVhsv(64, 62%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 62%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(94% 0.172 113.2)
LABlab(94.33% -17.70 69.00)
LCHlch(94.33% 71.24 104.39)

What #ECF75F 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 #ECF75F, 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.

#ECF75F Channel Values

How #ECF75F 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 247 · B 958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 64° · S 90% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 64° · S 62% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 62% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECF75F 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ECF75F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECF75F; 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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Tints & Shades of #ECF75F

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

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How #ECF75F 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#ECF75F
Protanopia#F5F55F
Protanomaly#F2F65F
Deuteranopia#F3F360
Deuteranomaly#F0F560
Tritanopia#F8EBEB
Tritanomaly#F4F0C2
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECF75F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecf75f: #ECF75F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECF75F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecf75f': '#ECF75F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.969, blue: 0.373)
Android XML<color name="color_ecf75f">#ECF75F</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECF75F"

More Yellow Colors

#ECF75F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECF75F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECF75F?

#ECF75F is a light yellow — rgb(236, 247, 95) in RGB and hsl(64, 90%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laser Lemon (#FFFF66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #ECF75F?

#ECF75F is rgb(236, 247, 95) — red 236, green 247, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECF75F?

#ECF75F converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 62%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECF75F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECF75F scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECF75F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECF75F 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 23.59, which is visibly different.

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