Colour

#E1CD64

#E1CD64
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E1CD64 is a yellow with RGB values 225, 205, 100 and HSL 50°, 68%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E1CD64#E1CD64

HEX#E1CD64

RGBrgb(225, 205, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8039, 0.3922

RGB percentages88.2%, 80.4%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(50.4, 67.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 55.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 8.9%, 55.6%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,798,180

CSS custom property--colour: #E1CD64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#1E329B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC85Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4D069no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F1C0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.7 Burlywood · ΔE 27.7 Navajo white · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6478E1

Analogous#E18E64, #B7E164

Triadic#64E1CD, #CD64E1

Split complementary#64B7E1, #8E64E1

Tetradic#64E18E, #6478E1, #E164B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF6E4

Lighter +20%#F2E9B9

Lighter +10%#E9DB8F

Darker −10%#D9BF39

Darker −20%#BBA324

Darker −30%#907E1C

Darker −40%#655814

More saturated +25%#F8DD4D

Less saturated −25%#CABD7B

Channel breakdown

R225

G205

B100

Red225 (88.2%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue50.4°

Saturation (HSL)67.57%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G CD · B 64

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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