Recognised as Colour
#E2CA49
- #E2CA49
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E2CA49 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 202, 73 and HSL 51°, 73%, 59%. 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
#E2CA49#E2CA49
HEX#E2CA49
RGBrgb(226, 202, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7922, 0.2863
RGB percentages88.6%, 79.2%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(50.6, 72.5%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 67.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 67.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,862,921
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CA49;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1D35B6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4961E2
Analogous#E27D49, #ADE249
Triadic#49E2CA, #CA49E2
Split complementary#49ADE2, #7D49E2
Tetradic#49E27E, #4961E2, #E249AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G202
B73
Red226 (88.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue50.59°
Saturation (HSL)72.51%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CA · B 49
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