Recognised as Colour

#E1D12A

#E1D12A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E1D12A is a yellow with RGB values 225, 209, 42 and HSL 55°, 75%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E1D12A#E1D12A

HEX#E1D12A

RGBrgb(225, 209, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8196, 0.1647

RGB percentages88.2%, 82%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(54.8, 75.3%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.8, 81.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 81.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,799,146

CSS custom property--colour: #E1D12A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61776WCAG 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 13.36:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#1E2ED5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#EAD139no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F3C2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.2 Yellow · ΔE 25.3 Yellow green · ΔE 29.4 Khaki · ΔE 32.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A3AE1

Analogous#E1762A, #95E12A

Triadic#2AE1D1, #D12AE1

Split complementary#2A96E1, #752AE1

Tetradic#2AE176, #2A3AE1, #E12A96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF8DD

Lighter +30%#F4EEB0

Lighter +20%#EEE483

Lighter +10%#E7DB57

Darker −10%#BDAF1B

Darker −20%#918614

Darker −30%#645C0E

Darker −40%#373308

More saturated +25%#FFEA0C

Less saturated −25%#C3B848

Channel breakdown

R225

G209

B42

Red225 (88.2%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue54.75°

Saturation (HSL)75.31%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G D1 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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