Colour
#E0CD50
- #E0CD50
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E0CD50 is a yellow with RGB values 224, 205, 80 and HSL 52°, 70%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E0CD50#E0CD50
HEX#E0CD50
RGBrgb(224, 205, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.8039, 0.3137
RGB percentages87.8%, 80.4%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(52.1, 69.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 64.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 64.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,732,624
CSS custom property--colour: #E0CD50;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1F32AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5063E0
Analogous#E08550, #ABE050
Triadic#50E0CD, #CD50E0
Split complementary#50ABE0, #8550E0
Tetradic#50E085, #5063E0, #E050AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G205
B80
Red224 (87.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue52.08°
Saturation (HSL)69.9%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G CD · B 50
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