Colour
#E1CA32
- #E1CA32
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E1CA32 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 202, 50 and HSL 52°, 74%, 54%. 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
#E1CA32#E1CA32
HEX#E1CA32
RGBrgb(225, 202, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7922, 0.1961
RGB percentages88.2%, 79.2%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(52.1, 74.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 77.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 77.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,362
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CA32;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#1E35CD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3249E1
Analogous#E17232, #A1E132
Triadic#32E1CA, #CA32E1
Split complementary#32A1E1, #7232E1
Tetradic#32E172, #3249E1, #E132A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G202
B50
Red225 (88.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue52.11°
Saturation (HSL)74.47%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CA · B 32
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