Recognised as Colour

#E2BE4D

#E2BE4D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E2BE4D is a yellow with RGB values 226, 190, 77 and HSL 46°, 72%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E2BE4D

RGBrgb(226, 190, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7451, 0.302

RGB percentages88.6%, 74.5%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(45.5, 72%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 65.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 15.9%, 65.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,859,853

CSS custom property--colour: #E2BE4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.71:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#1D41B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2BB3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC652no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#F4AFA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.3 Khaki · ΔE 21.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 26.3 Gold · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D71E2

Analogous#E2734D, #BCE24D

Triadic#4DE2BE, #BE4DE2

Split complementary#4DBCE2, #734DE2

Tetradic#4DE273, #4D71E2, #E24DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFC

Lighter +30%#F7EED1

Lighter +20%#F0DEA5

Lighter +10%#E9CE79

Darker −10%#D9AD23

Darker −20%#AD8A1C

Darker −30%#816715

Darker −40%#55440E

More saturated +25%#FCCB33

Less saturated −25%#C8B167

Channel breakdown

R226

G190

B77

Red226 (88.6%)

Green190 (74.5%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue45.5°

Saturation (HSL)71.98%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G BE · B 4D

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Colour harmonies

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