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ECB128

#ECB128 closest to Cheesy Cheetah

#ECB128 is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Cheesy Cheetah. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 69.4% green and 15.7% blue (rgb(236, 177, 40)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 84% saturation and 54% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 83% yellow and 7% black. #ECB128 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.89:1.

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Variations of #ECB128

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ECB128 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ECB128 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ECB128 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D7C130
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9B200
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4B312
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7C130
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDBB2B
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9F98
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F4AA6E
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8B8A5

#ECB128 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#ECB128 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.89:1 Very good#ECB128 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ECB128 in CSS

/* Cheesy Cheetah */
.color { color: #ECB128; }
.background { background-color: #ECB128; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ECB128; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(236 177 40);
color: hsl(42 84% 54%);
color: oklch(0.794 0.154 82.6);

#ECB128 FAQ

What color is #ECB128?

#ECB128 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Cheesy Cheetah. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #ECB128?

#ECB128 is rgb(236, 177, 40) in RGB, hsl(42, 84%, 54%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 25%, 83%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ECB128?

The complementary color of #ECB128 is #2863EC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ECB128?

Black text has the best contrast on #ECB128: 10.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ECB128 a warm or cool color?

#ECB128 is a warm color.