Recognised as Colour
#E1CC41
- #E1CC41
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E1CC41 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 204, 65 and HSL 52°, 73%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E1CC41#E1CC41
HEX#E1CC41
RGBrgb(225, 204, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8, 0.2549
RGB percentages88.2%, 80%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(52.1, 72.7%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 71.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 71.1%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,889
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CC41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.91:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1E33BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4156E1
Analogous#E17C41, #A6E141
Triadic#41E1CC, #CC41E1
Split complementary#41A6E1, #7C41E1
Tetradic#41E17C, #4156E1, #E141A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G204
B65
Red225 (88.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue52.13°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CC · B 41
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