Recognised as Colour
#E0CA3F
- #E0CA3F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E0CA3F is a yellow with RGB values 224, 202, 63 and HSL 52°, 72%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E0CA3F#E0CA3F
HEX#E0CA3F
RGBrgb(224, 202, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7922, 0.2471
RGB percentages87.8%, 79.2%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(51.8, 72.2%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 71.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 71.9%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,731,839
CSS custom property--colour: #E0CA3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1F35C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3F55E0
Analogous#E07A3F, #A6E03F
Triadic#3FE0CA, #CA3FE0
Split complementary#3FA6E0, #793FE0
Tetradic#3FE07A, #3F55E0, #E03FA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G202
B63
Red224 (87.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue51.8°
Saturation (HSL)72.2%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G CA · B 3F
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