Colour

#E1CA52

#E1CA52
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E1CA52 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 202, 82 and HSL 50°, 70%, 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 Khaki.

Colour values

#E1CA52#E1CA52

HEX#E1CA52

RGBrgb(225, 202, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7922, 0.3216

RGB percentages88.2%, 79.2%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(50.3, 70.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 63.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 10.2%, 63.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,797,394

CSS custom property--colour: #E1CA52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.77:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#1E35AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC544no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3CD58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F2BCB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27 Gold · ΔE 27.1 Olive · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5269E1

Analogous#E18352, #B1E152

Triadic#52E1CA, #CA52E1

Split complementary#52B1E1, #8352E1

Tetradic#52E183, #5269E1, #E152B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F2D4

Lighter +20%#F0E5A9

Lighter +10%#E9D77D

Darker −10%#D9BD27

Darker −20%#AF971E

Darker −30%#837217

Darker −40%#584C0F

More saturated +25%#FADB39

Less saturated −25%#C8B96B

Channel breakdown

R225

G202

B82

Red225 (88.2%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue50.35°

Saturation (HSL)70.44%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G CA · B 52

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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