Recognised as Colour

#E1C706

#E1C706
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E1C706 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 199, 6 and HSL 53°, 95%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#E1C706

RGBrgb(225, 199, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7804, 0.0235

RGB percentages88.2%, 78%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(52.9, 94.8%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 97.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 11.6%, 97.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,796,550

CSS custom property--colour: #E1C706;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF

Inverted#1E38F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3CB24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F4B7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.2 Yellow · ΔE 26.7 Orange · ΔE 31 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32 Yellow green · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0620E1

Analogous#E15906, #8EE106

Triadic#06E1C7, #C706E1

Split complementary#068EE1, #5906E1

Tetradic#06E159, #0620E1, #E1068E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDF5B6

Lighter +30%#FCEE84

Lighter +20%#FAE653

Lighter +10%#F9DF21

Darker −10%#AF9B05

Darker −20%#7E6F03

Darker −30%#4C4302

Darker −40%#1A1701

More saturated +25%#E7CC00

Less saturated −25%#C4B123

Channel breakdown

R225

G199

Red225 (88.2%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue52.88°

Saturation (HSL)94.81%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G C7 · B 06

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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