Colour
#E1CA3F
- #E1CA3F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E1CA3F is a yellow with RGB values 225, 202, 63 and HSL 51°, 73%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E1CA3F#E1CA3F
HEX#E1CA3F
RGBrgb(225, 202, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7922, 0.2471
RGB percentages88.2%, 79.2%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(51.5, 73%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 72%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 72%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,375
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CA3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.72:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1E35C0
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 text12.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3F56E1
Analogous#E1793F, #A7E13F
Triadic#3FE1CA, #CA3FE1
Split complementary#3FA7E1, #793FE1
Tetradic#3FE179, #3F56E1, #E13FA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G202
B63
Red225 (88.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue51.48°
Saturation (HSL)72.97%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CA · B 3F
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