Colour
#E2CA51
- #E2CA51
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E2CA51 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 202, 81 and HSL 50°, 71%, 60%. 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
#E2CA51#E2CA51
HEX#E2CA51
RGBrgb(226, 202, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7922, 0.3176
RGB percentages88.6%, 79.2%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(50.1, 71.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 64.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 64.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,862,929
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CA51;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.8:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1D35AE
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 text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5169E2
Analogous#E28251, #B1E251
Triadic#51E2CA, #CA51E2
Split complementary#51B2E2, #8251E2
Tetradic#51E282, #5169E2, #E251B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G202
B81
Red226 (88.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue50.07°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CA · B 51
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