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Colour

#E1CA62

  • #E1CA62
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E1CA62 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 202, 98 and HSL 49°, 68%, 63%. 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

#E1CA62#E1CA62
HEX#E1CA62
RGBrgb(225, 202, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7922, 0.3843
RGB percentages88.2%, 79.2%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(49.1, 67.9%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 56.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 56.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,410
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CA62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1E359D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC658no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CE67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#F1BDB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 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 text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.5Dark khaki · ΔE 17.2Goldenrod · ΔE 22.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.2Burlywood · ΔE 27Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6279E1
Analogous#E18A62, #B9E162
Triadic#62E1CA, #CA62E1
Split complementary#62B9E1, #8A62E1
Tetradic#62E18A, #6279E1, #E162B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF5E2
Lighter +20%#F1E7B8
Lighter +10%#E9D88D
Darker −10%#D9BC37
Darker −20%#BA9E23
Darker −30%#8F7A1B
Darker −40%#645513
More saturated +25%#F8D94B
Less saturated −25%#CABB79

Channel breakdown

R225
G202
B98
Red225 (88.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue49.13°
Saturation (HSL)67.91%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CA · B 62

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