Recognised as Colour
#E2CA33
- #E2CA33
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E2CA33 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 202, 51 and HSL 52°, 75%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E2CA33#E2CA33
HEX#E2CA33
RGBrgb(226, 202, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7922, 0.2
RGB percentages88.6%, 79.2%, 20%
HSLhsl(51.8, 75.1%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 77.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 77.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,862,899
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CA33;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#1D35CC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#334BE2
Analogous#E27233, #A3E233
Triadic#33E2CA, #CA33E2
Split complementary#33A3E2, #7233E2
Tetradic#33E272, #334BE2, #E233A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G202
B51
Red226 (88.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue51.77°
Saturation (HSL)75.11%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CA · B 33
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