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#ECFA57 Color

#ECFA57 is rgb(236, 250, 87) in RGB, hsl(65, 94%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 65%, 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 6.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ECFA57
HEX#ECFA57
RGBrgb(236, 250, 87)
HSLhsl(65, 94%, 66%)
HSVhsv(65, 65%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 65%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.6% 0.181 114.1)
LABlab(95.07% -19.40 72.78)
LCHlch(95.07% 75.32 104.93)

What #ECFA57 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 #ECFA57, 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.

#ECFA57 Channel Values

How #ECFA57 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 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 94% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 65% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ECFA57 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 text18.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ECFA57 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ECFA57

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ECFA57; 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 #ECFA57

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 #ECFA57.

How #ECFA57 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#ECFA57
Protanopia#F8F857
Protanomaly#F3F957
Deuteranopia#F5F558
Deuteranomaly#F2F758
Tritanopia#F9EDED
Tritanomaly#F4F2C3
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ECFA57 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ecfa57: #ECFA57;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ECFA57;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ecfa57': '#ECFA57' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.980, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_ecfa57">#ECFA57</color>
SVG fillfill="#ECFA57"

More Green Colors

#ECFA57 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ECFA57 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ECFA57?

#ECFA57 is a light green — rgb(236, 250, 87) in RGB and hsl(65, 94%, 66%) 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 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #ECFA57?

#ECFA57 is rgb(236, 250, 87) — red 236, green 250, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ECFA57?

#ECFA57 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 65%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ECFA57 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ECFA57 scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ECFA57 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ECFA57 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 21.09, which is visibly different.

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