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Recognised as Colour

#E2CC58

  • #E2CC58
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E2CC58 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 204, 88 and HSL 50°, 70%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E2CC58#E2CC58
HEX#E2CC58
RGBrgb(226, 204, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8, 0.3451
RGB percentages88.6%, 80%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(50.4, 70.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 61.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 61.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,863,448
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CC58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1D33A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEC74Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CF5Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F2BEB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 16.7Goldenrod · ΔE 20.6Dark khaki · ΔE 21.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.8Gold · ΔE 28.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#586EE2
Analogous#E28758, #B3E258
Triadic#58E2CC, #CC58E2
Split complementary#58B3E2, #8758E2
Tetradic#58E287, #586EE2, #E258B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F4DA
Lighter +20%#F1E7AF
Lighter +10%#EAD983
Darker −10%#DABF2D
Darker −20%#B59D1F
Darker −30%#897718
Darker −40%#5E5110
More saturated +25%#FBDD40
Less saturated −25%#CABB71

Channel breakdown

R226
G204
B88
Red226 (88.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue50.43°
Saturation (HSL)70.41%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CC · B 58

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