Colour
#E0AE00
- #E0AE00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E0AE00 is a yellow with RGB values 224, 174, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E0AE00#E0AE00
HEX#E0AE00
RGBrgb(224, 174, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.6824, 0
RGB percentages87.8%, 68.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(46.6, 100%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.6, 100%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 100%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,724,608
CSS custom property--colour: #E0AE00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#1F51FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0032E0
Analogous#E03E00, #A2E000
Triadic#00E0AE, #AE00E0
Split complementary#00A2E0, #3E00E0
Tetradic#00E03E, #0032E0, #E000A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G174
B0
Red224 (87.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue46.61°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G AE · B 00
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