Recognised as Colour
#E1CB45
- #E1CB45
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E1CB45 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 203, 69 and HSL 52°, 72%, 58%. 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
#E1CB45#E1CB45
HEX#E1CB45
RGBrgb(225, 203, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.7961, 0.2706
RGB percentages88.2%, 79.6%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(51.5, 72.2%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 69.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 69.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,637
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CB45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 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#C6C6C6
Inverted#1E34BA
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#455BE1
Analogous#E17D45, #A9E145
Triadic#45E1CB, #CB45E1
Split complementary#45A9E1, #7D45E1
Tetradic#45E17D, #455BE1, #E145A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G203
B69
Red225 (88.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue51.54°
Saturation (HSL)72.22%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CB · B 45
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