What color is #ECD97D?

#ECD97D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celestial Crown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECD97D?

The RGB value is 236, 217, 125: 236 red, 217 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECD97D?

The complementary color is #7D90EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECD97D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECD97D color

#ECD97D rgb(236, 217, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ECD97D is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 85.1% green and 49% blue (236, 217, 125).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 74% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 47% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Crown (#EAD97C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#ECD97D color codes

HEX	`#ECD97D`
RGB	`rgb(236, 217, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 85.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 74%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 47%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 47%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.48, -5.5, 47.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.48, 47.76, 96.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.108, 68.942, 29.381)`
Decimal	`15522173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECD97D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ECD97D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECD97D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ECD97D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecd97d; }
.text { color: #ecd97d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecd97d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 217 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecd97d, #c8ec7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #ECD97D?: #ECD97D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celestial Crown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECD97D?: The RGB value is 236, 217, 125: 236 red, 217 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECD97D?: The complementary color is #7D90EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECD97D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.