Colour
#E2B221
- #E2B221
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E2B221 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 178, 33 and HSL 45°, 77%, 51%. 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
#E2B221#E2B221
HEX#E2B221
RGBrgb(226, 178, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.698, 0.1294
RGB percentages88.6%, 69.8%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(45.1, 76.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.1, 85.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 85.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,856,737
CSS custom property--colour: #E2B221;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#1D4DDE
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 text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2151E2
Analogous#E25221, #B2E221
Triadic#21E2B2, #B221E2
Split complementary#21B2E2, #5121E2
Tetradic#21E252, #2151E2, #E221B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G178
B33
Red226 (88.6%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue45.08°
Saturation (HSL)76.89%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G B2 · B 21
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