Recognised as Colour
#E0C626
- #E0C626
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E0C626 is a yellow with RGB values 224, 198, 38 and HSL 52°, 75%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E0C626#E0C626
HEX#E0C626
RGBrgb(224, 198, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7765, 0.149
RGB percentages87.8%, 77.6%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(51.6, 75%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 83%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 83%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,730,790
CSS custom property--colour: #E0C626;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#1F39D9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2640E0
Analogous#E06926, #9DE026
Triadic#26E0C6, #C626E0
Split complementary#269DE0, #6926E0
Tetradic#26E069, #2640E0, #E0269D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G198
B38
Red224 (87.8%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue51.61°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G C6 · B 26
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page