Colour
#E1CA28
- #E1CA28
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E1CA28 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 202, 40 and HSL 53°, 76%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E1CA28#E1CA28
HEX#E1CA28
RGBrgb(225, 202, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7922, 0.1569
RGB percentages88.2%, 79.2%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(52.5, 75.5%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 82.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 82.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,352
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CA28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1E35D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#283FE1
Analogous#E16D28, #9CE128
Triadic#28E1CA, #CA28E1
Split complementary#289CE1, #6D28E1
Tetradic#28E16D, #283FE1, #E1289C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G202
B40
Red225 (88.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue52.54°
Saturation (HSL)75.51%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CA · B 28
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