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Recognised as Colour

#E0BC50

  • #E0BC50
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E0BC50 is a yellow with RGB values 224, 188, 80 and HSL 45°, 70%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E0BC50#E0BC50
HEX#E0BC50
RGBrgb(224, 188, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7373, 0.3137
RGB percentages87.8%, 73.7%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(45, 69.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 64.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 16.1%, 64.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,728,272
CSS custom property--colour: #E0BC50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#1F43AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFBA44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C455no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F1AEA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.9Khaki · ΔE 20.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.9Dark khaki · ΔE 21.4Sandy brown · ΔE 24.9Peru · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5074E0
Analogous#E07450, #BCE050
Triadic#50E0BC, #BC50E0
Split complementary#50BCE0, #7450E0
Tetradic#50E074, #5074E0, #E050BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFD
Lighter +30%#F7EED2
Lighter +20%#EFDDA7
Lighter +10%#E8CD7B
Darker −10%#D7AB26
Darker −20%#AC881E
Darker −30%#806617
Darker −40%#55430F
More saturated +25%#FAC936
Less saturated −25%#C6AF6A

Channel breakdown

R224
G188
B80
Red224 (87.8%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)69.9%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G BC · B 50

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