Recognised as Colour
#E2BC00
- #E2BC00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E2BC00 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 188, 0 and HSL 50°, 100%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E2BC00#E2BC00
HEX#E2BC00
RGBrgb(226, 188, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7373, 0
RGB percentages88.6%, 73.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(49.9, 100%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 100%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 100%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,859,264
CSS custom property--colour: #E2BC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#1D43FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0026E2
Analogous#E24B00, #97E200
Triadic#00E2BC, #BC00E2
Split complementary#0097E2, #4B00E2
Tetradic#00E24B, #0026E2, #E20097
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G188
B0
Red226 (88.6%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue49.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G BC · B 00
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