Recognised as Colour
#E1BD22
- #E1BD22
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E1BD22 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 189, 34 and HSL 49°, 76%, 51%. 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
#E1BD22#E1BD22
HEX#E1BD22
RGBrgb(225, 189, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7412, 0.1333
RGB percentages88.2%, 74.1%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(48.7, 76.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 84.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 84.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,794,018
CSS custom property--colour: #E1BD22;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#1E42DD
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 text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2246E1
Analogous#E15D22, #A6E122
Triadic#22E1BD, #BD22E1
Split complementary#22A5E1, #5E22E1
Tetradic#22E15D, #2246E1, #E122A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G189
B34
Red225 (88.2%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue48.69°
Saturation (HSL)76.1%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G BD · B 22
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