What color is #ECF20D?

#ECF20D is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Triforce. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECF20D?

The RGB value is 236, 242, 13: 236 red, 242 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECF20D?

The complementary color is #130DF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECF20D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECF20D color

#ECF20D rgb(236, 242, 13)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ECF20D is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 94.9% green and 5.1% blue (236, 242, 13).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 90% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Triforce (#F0F00F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.27:1).

#ECF20D color codes

HEX	`#ECF20D`
RGB	`rgb(236, 242, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 94.9%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 90%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 95%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 95%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.3, -23.09, 89.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.3, 92.22, 104.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.419, 81.368, 12.588)`
Decimal	`15528461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECF20D, 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 #ECF20D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECF20D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.27:1	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 #ECF20D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecf20d; }
.text { color: #ecf20d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecf20d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 242 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecf20d, #7af20d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #ECF20D?: #ECF20D is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Triforce. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECF20D?: The RGB value is 236, 242, 13: 236 red, 242 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECF20D?: The complementary color is #130DF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECF20D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.