Colour

#E2C600

#E2C600
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E2C600 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 198, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E2C600#E2C600

HEX#E2C600

RGBrgb(226, 198, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7765, 0

RGB percentages88.6%, 77.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(52.6, 100%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 100%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 12.4%, 100%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,861,824

CSS custom property--colour: #E2C600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1

Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#1D39FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3CA21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#F5B6A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Yellow · ΔE 27 Orange · ΔE 30.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.7 Yellow green · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#001CE2

Analogous#E25500, #8DE200

Triadic#00E2C6, #C600E2

Split complementary#008DE2, #5500E2

Tetradic#00E255, #001CE2, #E2008D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF5AF

Lighter +30%#FFEF7C

Lighter +20%#FFE849

Lighter +10%#FFE216

Darker −10%#AF9900

Darker −20%#7C6D00

Darker −30%#494000

Darker −40%#161300

More saturated +25%#E2C600

Less saturated −25%#C6B11C

Channel breakdown

R226

G198

Red226 (88.6%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue52.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G C6 · B 00

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