Recognised as Colour

#E2C85B

#E2C85B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E2C85B is a yellow with RGB values 226, 200, 91 and HSL 48°, 70%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E2C85B#E2C85B

HEX#E2C85B

RGBrgb(226, 200, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7843, 0.3569

RGB percentages88.6%, 78.4%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(48.4, 69.9%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 59.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 11.5%, 59.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,862,427

CSS custom property--colour: #E2C85B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#1D37A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC450no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1CC60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F2BAB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.9 Burlywood · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B75E2

Analogous#E2855B, #B8E25B

Triadic#5BE2C8, #C85BE2

Split complementary#5BB8E2, #855BE2

Tetradic#5BE285, #5B75E2, #E25BB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F4DD

Lighter +20%#F1E5B2

Lighter +10%#EAD786

Darker −10%#DAB930

Darker −20%#B79A20

Darker −30%#8B7519

Darker −40%#605111

More saturated +25%#FAD743

Less saturated −25%#CAB973

Channel breakdown

R226

G200

B91

Red226 (88.6%)

Green200 (78.4%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue48.44°

Saturation (HSL)69.95%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G C8 · B 5B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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