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Recognised as Colour

#E1C82C

  • #E1C82C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#E1C82C is a yellow with RGB values 225, 200, 44 and HSL 52°, 75%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E1C82C#E1C82C
HEX#E1C82C
RGBrgb(225, 200, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7843, 0.1725
RGB percentages88.2%, 78.4%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(51.7, 75.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 80.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 80.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,796,844
CSS custom property--colour: #E1C82C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#1E37D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3CB39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F3B9ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.4Goldenrod · ΔE 18.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29Yellow · ΔE 30.5Khaki · ΔE 30.7Orange · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C45E1
Analogous#E16E2C, #9FE12C
Triadic#2CE1C8, #C82CE1
Split complementary#2CA0E1, #6D2CE1
Tetradic#2CE16E, #2C45E1, #E12CA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF7DF
Lighter +30%#F4EBB2
Lighter +20%#EEDF85
Lighter +10%#E7D459
Darker −10%#BFA81B
Darker −20%#928115
Darker −30%#665A0E
Darker −40%#393208
More saturated +25%#FFDE0E
Less saturated −25%#C3B24A

Channel breakdown

R225
G200
B44
Red225 (88.2%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue51.71°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G C8 · B 2C

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