Recognised as Colour

#E2CB4C

#E2CB4C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E2CB4C is a yellow with RGB values 226, 203, 76 and HSL 51°, 72%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E2CB4C#E2CB4C

HEX#E2CB4C

RGBrgb(226, 203, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.7961, 0.298

RGB percentages88.6%, 79.6%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(50.8, 72.1%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 66.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 10.2%, 66.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,863,180

CSS custom property--colour: #E2CB4C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#1D34B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC63Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4CE53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F3BDB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 18.8 Khaki · ΔE 21 Gold · ΔE 24.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 26 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.5 Olive · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4C63E2

Analogous#E2804C, #AEE24C

Triadic#4CE2CB, #CB4CE2

Split complementary#4CAEE2, #804CE2

Tetradic#4CE280, #4C63E2, #E24CAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFC

Lighter +30%#F7F1D0

Lighter +20%#F0E5A4

Lighter +10%#E9D878

Darker −10%#D8BC23

Darker −20%#AC961C

Darker −30%#807015

Darker −40%#544A0E

More saturated +25%#FCDD32

Less saturated −25%#C8B966

Channel breakdown

R226

G203

B76

Red226 (88.6%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue50.8°

Saturation (HSL)72.12%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G CB · B 4C

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