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Recognised as Colour

#E2CC46

  • #E2CC46
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E2CC46 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 204, 70 and HSL 52°, 73%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E2CC46#E2CC46
HEX#E2CC46
RGBrgb(226, 204, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8, 0.2745
RGB percentages88.6%, 80%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(51.5, 72.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 69%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 69%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,863,430
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CC46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.96:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1D33B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFC732no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5CF4Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F3BDB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 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 text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Gold · ΔE 22Khaki · ΔE 23.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.3Dark khaki · ΔE 28.4Yellow green · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 19.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#465CE2
Analogous#E27E46, #AAE246
Triadic#46E2CC, #CC46E2
Split complementary#46AAE2, #7E46E2
Tetradic#46E27E, #465CE2, #E246AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDF6
Lighter +30%#F7F0CA
Lighter +20%#F0E49E
Lighter +10%#E9D872
Darker −10%#D4BB21
Darker −20%#A8941A
Darker −30%#7C6D13
Darker −40%#50460C
More saturated +25%#FDDF2B
Less saturated −25%#C7B961

Channel breakdown

R226
G204
B70
Red226 (88.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue51.54°
Saturation (HSL)72.9%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CC · B 46

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