Recognised as Colour
#E1C71C
- #E1C71C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E1C71C is a yellow with RGB values 225, 199, 28 and HSL 52°, 78%, 50%. 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
#E1C71C#E1C71C
HEX#E1C71C
RGBrgb(225, 199, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7804, 0.1098
RGB percentages88.2%, 78%, 11%
HSLhsl(52.1, 77.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 87.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 87.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,796,572
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C71C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#1E38E3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C36E1
Analogous#E1651C, #99E11C
Triadic#1CE1C7, #C71CE1
Split complementary#1C98E1, #651CE1
Tetradic#1CE164, #1C36E1, #E11C98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G199
B28
Red225 (88.2%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue52.08°
Saturation (HSL)77.87%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G C7 · B 1C
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