Recognised as Colour
#E2C811
- #E2C811
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E2C811 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 200, 17 and HSL 53°, 86%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E2C811#E2C811
HEX#E2C811
RGBrgb(226, 200, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7843, 0.0667
RGB percentages88.6%, 78.4%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(52.5, 86%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 92.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 92.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,862,353
CSS custom property--colour: #E2C811;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#1D37EE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#112BE2
Analogous#E26011, #93E211
Triadic#11E2C8, #C811E2
Split complementary#1193E2, #5F11E2
Tetradic#11E260, #112BE2, #E21193
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G200
B17
Red226 (88.6%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue52.54°
Saturation (HSL)86.01%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G C8 · B 11
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