Colour
#E0E451
- #E0E451
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#E0E451 is a yellow with RGB values 224, 228, 81 and HSL 62°, 73%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#E0E451#E0E451
HEX#E0E451
RGBrgb(224, 228, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.8941, 0.3176
RGB percentages87.8%, 89.4%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(61.6, 73.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.6, 64.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK1.8%, 0%, 64.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,738,513
CSS custom property--colour: #E0E451;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.71928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.39:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#1F1BAE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5551E4
Analogous#E49E51, #97E451
Triadic#51E0E4, #E451E0
Split complementary#5197E4, #9E51E4
Tetradic#51E49E, #5551E4, #E45197
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G228
B81
Red224 (87.8%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue61.63°
Saturation (HSL)73.13%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E0 · G E4 · B 51
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