Recognised as Colour
#E1BC3F
- #E1BC3F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E1BC3F is a yellow with RGB values 225, 188, 63 and HSL 46°, 73%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E1BC3F#E1BC3F
HEX#E1BC3F
RGBrgb(225, 188, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7373, 0.2471
RGB percentages88.2%, 73.7%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(46.3, 73%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.3, 72%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.4%, 72%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,793,791
CSS custom property--colour: #E1BC3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#1E43C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3F64E1
Analogous#E16B3F, #B5E13F
Triadic#3FE1BC, #BC3FE1
Split complementary#3FB5E1, #6B3FE1
Tetradic#3FE16B, #3F64E1, #E13FB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G188
B63
Red225 (88.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue46.3°
Saturation (HSL)72.97%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G BC · B 3F
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