Recognised as Colour
#E2CA3D
- #E2CA3D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E2CA3D is a yellow with RGB values 226, 202, 61 and HSL 51°, 74%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E2CA3D#E2CA3D
HEX#E2CA3D
RGBrgb(226, 202, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7922, 0.2392
RGB percentages88.6%, 79.2%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(51.3, 74%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 73%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 73%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,862,909
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CA3D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1D35C2
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 text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D55E2
Analogous#E2773D, #A8E23D
Triadic#3DE2CA, #CA3DE2
Split complementary#3DA8E2, #783DE2
Tetradic#3DE277, #3D55E2, #E23DA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G202
B61
Red226 (88.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue51.27°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CA · B 3D
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