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Recognised as Colour

#E2CA73

  • #E2CA73
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E2CA73 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 202, 115 and HSL 47°, 66%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E2CA73#E2CA73
HEX#E2CA73
RGBrgb(226, 202, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7922, 0.451
RGB percentages88.6%, 79.2%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(47, 65.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47, 49.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 49.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,862,963
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CA73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#1D358C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC76Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CE76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F1BEB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.8Dark khaki · ΔE 12.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.5Burlywood · ΔE 19.5Navajo white · ΔE 21.1Moccasin · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#738BE2
Analogous#E29373, #C3E273
Triadic#73E2CA, #CA73E2
Split complementary#73C2E2, #9373E2
Tetradic#73E293, #738BE2, #E273C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFAF2
Lighter +20%#F4EAC7
Lighter +10%#EBDA9D
Darker −10%#D9BA49
Darker −20%#C6A429
Darker −30%#9C8120
Darker −40%#715E18
More saturated +25%#F7D65E
Less saturated −25%#CDBE88

Channel breakdown

R226
G202
B115
Red226 (88.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue47.03°
Saturation (HSL)65.68%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CA · B 73

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