Colour
#E1CA50
- #E1CA50
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E1CA50 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 202, 80 and HSL 50°, 71%, 60%. 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
#E1CA50#E1CA50
HEX#E1CA50
RGBrgb(225, 202, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7922, 0.3137
RGB percentages88.2%, 79.2%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(50.5, 70.7%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 64.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 64.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,392
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CA50;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1E35AF
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 text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5067E1
Analogous#E18250, #B0E150
Triadic#50E1CA, #CA50E1
Split complementary#50B0E1, #8250E1
Tetradic#50E182, #5067E1, #E150AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G202
B80
Red225 (88.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue50.48°
Saturation (HSL)70.73%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CA · B 50
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