#ecf99a

Color #ecf99a

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 10.58 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ecf99a

RGB

rgb(236, 249, 154)

HSL

hsl(68.2, 88.8%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.2, 38.2%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 38.2%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(95.13, -18.4, 44.16)

LCH

lch(95.13, 47.84, 112.62)

OKLCH

oklch(95.2%, 0.1192, 115.06)

HWB

hwb(68.2, 60.4%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a79af9

Analogous

#f9d69a

#ecf99a

#bcf99a

Triadic

#ecf99a

#9aecf9

#f99aec

Split-complementary

#ecf99a

#9abcf9

#d69af9

Tetradic

#ecf99a

#9af9a7

#a79af9

#f99aec

Square

#ecf99a

#9af9d6

#a79af9

#f99abc

Shades

Color #ecf99a mixed toward black.

#e0f55b

#d4f11b

#a6be0b

#6e7f08

#373f04

Tints

Color #ecf99a mixed toward white.

#effaab

#f2fbbc

#f6fccc

#f9fddd

#fcfeee

Tones

Color #ecf99a mixed toward gray.

#e6f1a2

#e0e9aa

#dbe1b2

#d5d9ba

#cfd1c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

18.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (18.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f2f2b7 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#f1f0bd · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#edcace · ΔE 35.3

Achromatopsia

#f1f1f1 · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ecf99a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ecf99a]

Related colors

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Beige #f5f5dc

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#ecf99a (#ecf99a) is rgb(236, 249, 154) in RGB.

No, #ecf99a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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