Colour

#E2CC4E

#E2CC4E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E2CC4E is a yellow with RGB values 226, 204, 78 and HSL 51°, 72%, 60%. 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

#E2CC4E#E2CC4E

HEX#E2CC4E

RGBrgb(226, 204, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8, 0.3059

RGB percentages88.6%, 80%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(51.1, 71.8%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 65.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 9.7%, 65.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,863,438

CSS custom property--colour: #E2CC4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#1D33B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC73Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5CF55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#F3BEB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 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 text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 19.4 Khaki · ΔE 20.3 Gold · ΔE 24.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.9 Olive · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 19.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E64E2

Analogous#E2824E, #AEE24E

Triadic#4EE2CC, #CC4EE2

Split complementary#4EAEE2, #824EE2

Tetradic#4EE282, #4E64E2, #E24EAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFD

Lighter +30%#F8F2D1

Lighter +20%#F0E5A6

Lighter +10%#E9D97A

Darker −10%#D9BE24

Darker −20%#AE981C

Darker −30%#827215

Darker −40%#564B0E

More saturated +25%#FCDE34

Less saturated −25%#C8BA68

Channel breakdown

R226

G204

B78

Red226 (88.6%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue51.08°

Saturation (HSL)71.84%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G CC · B 4E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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