Recognised as Colour
#E0CA43
- #E0CA43
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E0CA43 is a yellow with RGB values 224, 202, 67 and HSL 52°, 72%, 57%. 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
#E0CA43#E0CA43
HEX#E0CA43
RGBrgb(224, 202, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.7922, 0.2627
RGB percentages87.8%, 79.2%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(51.6, 71.7%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 70.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 70.1%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,731,843
CSS custom property--colour: #E0CA43;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1F35BC
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 text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4359E0
Analogous#E07B43, #A8E043
Triadic#43E0CA, #CA43E0
Split complementary#43A8E0, #7B43E0
Tetradic#43E07B, #4359E0, #E043A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G202
B67
Red224 (87.8%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue51.59°
Saturation (HSL)71.69%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G CA · B 43
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