Recognised as Colour
#E0D425
- #E0D425
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E0D425 is a yellow with RGB values 224, 212, 37 and HSL 56°, 75%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E0D425#E0D425
HEX#E0D425
RGBrgb(224, 212, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.8314, 0.1451
RGB percentages87.8%, 83.1%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(56.1, 75.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.1, 83.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 83.5%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,734,373
CSS custom property--colour: #E0D425;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.61:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1F2BDA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2531E0
Analogous#E07625, #8FE025
Triadic#25E0D4, #D425E0
Split complementary#258FE0, #7625E0
Tetradic#25E076, #2531E0, #E0258F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G212
B37
Red224 (87.8%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue56.15°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G D4 · B 25
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