Colour
#E2B208
- #E2B208
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E2B208 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 178, 8 and HSL 47°, 93%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E2B208#E2B208
HEX#E2B208
RGBrgb(226, 178, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.698, 0.0314
RGB percentages88.6%, 69.8%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(46.8, 93.2%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 96.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 96.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,856,712
CSS custom property--colour: #E2B208;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#1D4DF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0838E2
Analogous#E24508, #A5E208
Triadic#08E2B2, #B208E2
Split complementary#08A5E2, #4508E2
Tetradic#08E245, #0838E2, #E208A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G178
B8
Red226 (88.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue46.79°
Saturation (HSL)93.16%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G B2 · B 08
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