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#ECFA52 Color

#ECFA52 is rgb(236, 250, 82) in RGB, hsl(65, 94%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 67%, 2%) 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 7.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECFA52
HEX#ECFA52
RGBrgb(236, 250, 82)
HSLhsl(65, 94%, 65%)
HSVhsv(65, 67%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 67%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.184 114)
LABlab(95.04% -19.60 74.55)
LCHlch(95.04% 77.08 104.73)

What #ECFA52 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 #ECFA52, 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 green in the library.

#ECFA52 Channel Values

How #ECFA52 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 250 · B 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 94% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 67% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 67% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECFA52 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECFA52 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECFA52

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECFA52; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ECFA52

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 #ECFA52.

How #ECFA52 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#ECFA52
Protanopia#F8F852
Protanomaly#F3F952
Deuteranopia#F5F554
Deuteranomaly#F2F753
Tritanopia#F9EDED
Tritanomaly#F4F2C2
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECFA52 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecfa52: #ECFA52;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECFA52;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecfa52': '#ECFA52' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.980, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_ecfa52">#ECFA52</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECFA52"

More Green Colors

#ECFA52 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECFA52 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECFA52?

#ECFA52 is a light green — rgb(236, 250, 82) in RGB and hsl(65, 94%, 65%) 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 7.85.

What is the RGB value of #ECFA52?

#ECFA52 is rgb(236, 250, 82) — red 236, green 250, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECFA52?

#ECFA52 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 67%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECFA52 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECFA52 scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECFA52 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECFA52 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 19.4, which is visibly different.

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