Recognised as Colour
#E2CC41
- #E2CC41
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E2CC41 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 204, 65 and HSL 52°, 74%, 57%. 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
#E2CC41#E2CC41
HEX#E2CC41
RGBrgb(226, 204, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8, 0.2549
RGB percentages88.6%, 80%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(51.8, 73.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 71.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 71.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,863,425
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CC41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.95:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1D33BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4157E2
Analogous#E27C41, #A8E241
Triadic#41E2CC, #CC41E2
Split complementary#41A8E2, #7B41E2
Tetradic#41E27B, #4157E2, #E241A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G204
B65
Red226 (88.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue51.8°
Saturation (HSL)73.52%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CC · B 41
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