Colour
#E1CA4C
- #E1CA4C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E1CA4C is a yellow with RGB values 225, 202, 76 and HSL 51°, 71%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E1CA4C#E1CA4C
HEX#E1CA4C
RGBrgb(225, 202, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7922, 0.298
RGB percentages88.2%, 79.2%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(50.7, 71.3%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 66.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 66.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,388
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CA4C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1E35B3
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 text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4C63E1
Analogous#E1804C, #AEE14C
Triadic#4CE1CA, #CA4CE1
Split complementary#4CAEE1, #7F4CE1
Tetradic#4CE180, #4C63E1, #E14CAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G202
B76
Red225 (88.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue50.74°
Saturation (HSL)71.29%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CA · B 4C
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