Recognised as Colour
#E1CA2C
- #E1CA2C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E1CA2C is a yellow with RGB values 225, 202, 44 and HSL 52°, 75%, 53%. 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
#E1CA2C#E1CA2C
HEX#E1CA2C
RGBrgb(225, 202, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7922, 0.1725
RGB percentages88.2%, 79.2%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(52.4, 75.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 80.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 80.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,356
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CA2C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1E35D3
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 text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C43E1
Analogous#E16F2C, #9EE12C
Triadic#2CE1CA, #CA2CE1
Split complementary#2C9EE1, #6F2CE1
Tetradic#2CE16F, #2C43E1, #E12C9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G202
B44
Red225 (88.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue52.38°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CA · B 2C
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