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Recognised as Colour

#E2CA42

  • #E2CA42
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E2CA42 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 202, 66 and HSL 51°, 73%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E2CA42#E2CA42
HEX#E2CA42
RGBrgb(226, 202, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7922, 0.2588
RGB percentages88.6%, 79.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(51, 73.4%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 70.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 70.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,862,914
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CA42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1D35BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDC52Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CD4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F3BBAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 18Gold · ΔE 21Khaki · ΔE 24.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.6Dark khaki · ΔE 29.3Olive · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#425AE2
Analogous#E27A42, #AAE242
Triadic#42E2CA, #CA42E2
Split complementary#42AAE2, #7A42E2
Tetradic#42E27A, #425AE2, #E242AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCF3
Lighter +30%#F6EFC7
Lighter +20%#F0E39A
Lighter +10%#E9D66E
Darker −10%#D1B620
Darker −20%#A59019
Darker −30%#796912
Darker −40%#4C430C
More saturated +25%#FDDD27
Less saturated −25%#C7B75D

Channel breakdown

R226
G202
B66
Red226 (88.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL)73.39%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CA · B 42

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