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Recognised as Colour

#E2C02E

  • #E2C02E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E2C02E is a yellow with RGB values 226, 192, 46 and HSL 49°, 76%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E2C02E#E2C02E
HEX#E2C02E
RGBrgb(226, 192, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7529, 0.1804
RGB percentages88.6%, 75.3%, 18%
HSLhsl(48.7, 75.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 79.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 79.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,860,334
CSS custom property--colour: #E2C02E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54065WCAG 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 11.81:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#1D3FD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BC01no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEC738no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F5B0A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.2Gold · ΔE 17.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.2Orange · ΔE 27Khaki · ΔE 30.1Olive · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E50E2
Analogous#E2662E, #AAE22E
Triadic#2EE2C0, #C02EE2
Split complementary#2EAAE2, #662EE2
Tetradic#2EE266, #2E50E2, #E22EAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF6E1
Lighter +30%#F5E9B4
Lighter +20%#EEDB88
Lighter +10%#E8CE5B
Darker −10%#C2A31B
Darker −20%#957D15
Darker −30%#69580F
Darker −40%#3C3208
More saturated +25%#FFD211
Less saturated −25%#C4AD4C

Channel breakdown

R226
G192
B46
Red226 (88.6%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue48.67°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G C0 · B 2E

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