Recognised as Colour
#E1CC45
- #E1CC45
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E1CC45 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 204, 69 and HSL 52°, 72%, 58%. 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
#E1CC45#E1CC45
HEX#E1CC45
RGBrgb(225, 204, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8, 0.2706
RGB percentages88.2%, 80%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(51.9, 72.2%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 69.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 69.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,797,893
CSS custom property--colour: #E1CC45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1E33BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#455AE1
Analogous#E17E45, #A8E145
Triadic#45E1CC, #CC45E1
Split complementary#45A8E1, #7E45E1
Tetradic#45E17E, #455AE1, #E145A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G204
B69
Red225 (88.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue51.92°
Saturation (HSL)72.22%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G CC · B 45
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