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Recognised as Colour

#E0E942

  • #E0E942
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#E0E942 is a yellow with RGB values 224, 233, 66 and HSL 63°, 79%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#E0E942#E0E942
HEX#E0E942
RGBrgb(224, 233, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.9137, 0.2588
RGB percentages87.8%, 91.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(63.2, 79.1%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.2, 71.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK3.9%, 0%, 71.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,739,778
CSS custom property--colour: #E0E942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.9:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#1F16BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FADE21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBE24Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EFDBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 21Yellow green · ΔE 21.8Gold · ΔE 23.8Green yellow · ΔE 31Khaki · ΔE 32.9Goldenrod · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B42E9
Analogous#E99F42, #8DE942
Triadic#42E0E9, #E942E0
Split complementary#428CE9, #9F42E9
Tetradic#42E99F, #4B42E9, #E9428C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEF9
Lighter +30%#F6F9CB
Lighter +20%#EFF49D
Lighter +10%#E7EE70
Darker −10%#D4DE1A
Darker −20%#A8B015
Darker −30%#7D830F
Darker −40%#51550A
More saturated +25%#F4FF2C
Less saturated −25%#C8CF5C

Channel breakdown

R224
G233
B66
Red224 (87.8%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue63.23°
Saturation (HSL)79.15%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E0 · G E9 · B 42

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