Colour
#E2B700
- #E2B700
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E2B700 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 183, 0 and HSL 49°, 100%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E2B700#E2B700
HEX#E2B700
RGBrgb(226, 183, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7176, 0
RGB percentages88.6%, 71.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(48.6, 100%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 100%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 19%, 100%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,857,984
CSS custom property--colour: #E2B700;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#1D48FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#002BE2
Analogous#E24600, #9CE200
Triadic#00E2B7, #B700E2
Split complementary#009CE2, #4600E2
Tetradic#00E246, #002BE2, #E2009C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G183
B0
Red226 (88.6%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue48.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G B7 · B 00
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