Recognised as Colour
#E2C01C
- #E2C01C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E2C01C is a yellow with RGB values 226, 192, 28 and HSL 50°, 78%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E2C01C#E2C01C
HEX#E2C01C
RGBrgb(226, 192, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7529, 0.1098
RGB percentages88.6%, 75.3%, 11%
HSLhsl(49.7, 78%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 87.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 87.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,860,316
CSS custom property--colour: #E2C01C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#1D3FE3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C3EE2
Analogous#E25D1C, #A1E21C
Triadic#1CE2C0, #C01CE2
Split complementary#1CA1E2, #5D1CE2
Tetradic#1CE25D, #1C3EE2, #E21CA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G192
B28
Red226 (88.6%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue49.7°
Saturation (HSL)77.95%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G C0 · B 1C
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