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Recognised as Colour

#E1B100

  • #E1B100
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E1B100 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 177, 0 and HSL 47°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E1B100#E1B100
HEX#E1B100
RGBrgb(225, 177, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.6941, 0
RGB percentages88.2%, 69.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(47.2, 100%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.2, 100%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 21.3%, 100%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,790,912
CSS custom property--colour: #E1B100;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#1E4EFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8B000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BD19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#F5A097no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.8Gold · ΔE 17.4Orange · ΔE 19.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.5Dark orange · ΔE 32.5Olive · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0030E1
Analogous#E14000, #A1E100
Triadic#00E1B1, #B100E1
Split complementary#00A0E1, #4100E1
Tetradic#00E140, #0030E1, #E100A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEEAE
Lighter +30%#FFE37B
Lighter +20%#FFD848
Lighter +10%#FFCD15
Darker −10%#AE8900
Darker −20%#7B6100
Darker −30%#483900
Darker −40%#151100
More saturated +25%#E1B100
Less saturated −25%#C5A11C

Channel breakdown

R225
G177
B0
Red225 (88.2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue47.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G B1 · B 00

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