Colour
#E1C72B
- #E1C72B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E1C72B is a yellow with RGB values 225, 199, 43 and HSL 51°, 75%, 53%. 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
#E1C72B#E1C72B
HEX#E1C72B
RGBrgb(225, 199, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7804, 0.1686
RGB percentages88.2%, 78%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(51.4, 75.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 80.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 80.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,796,587
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C72B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#1E38D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B45E1
Analogous#E16C2B, #A0E12B
Triadic#2BE1C7, #C72BE1
Split complementary#2BA0E1, #6C2BE1
Tetradic#2BE16C, #2B45E1, #E12BA0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G199
B43
Red225 (88.2%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)75.21%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G C7 · B 2B
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