Recognised as Colour
#E2CB3D
- #E2CB3D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E2CB3D is a yellow with RGB values 226, 203, 61 and HSL 52°, 74%, 56%. 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
#E2CB3D#E2CB3D
HEX#E2CB3D
RGBrgb(226, 203, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7961, 0.2392
RGB percentages88.6%, 79.6%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(51.6, 74%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 73%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 73%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,863,165
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CB3D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1D34C2
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 text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D54E2
Analogous#E2783D, #A7E23D
Triadic#3DE2CB, #CB3DE2
Split complementary#3DA7E2, #783DE2
Tetradic#3DE278, #3D54E2, #E23DA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G203
B61
Red226 (88.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue51.64°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CB · B 3D
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