Colour
#E0C729
- #E0C729
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E0C729 is a yellow with RGB values 224, 199, 41 and HSL 52°, 75%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E0C729#E0C729
HEX#E0C729
RGBrgb(224, 199, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7804, 0.1608
RGB percentages87.8%, 78%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(51.8, 74.7%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 81.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 81.7%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,731,049
CSS custom property--colour: #E0C729;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#1F38D6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2942E0
Analogous#E06B29, #9EE029
Triadic#29E0C7, #C729E0
Split complementary#299DE0, #6C29E0
Tetradic#29E06C, #2942E0, #E0299D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G199
B41
Red224 (87.8%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue51.8°
Saturation (HSL)74.69%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G C7 · B 29
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