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Recognised as Colour

#E2CC5C

  • #E2CC5C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E2CC5C is a yellow with RGB values 226, 204, 92 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

#E2CC5C#E2CC5C
HEX#E2CC5C
RGBrgb(226, 204, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8, 0.3608
RGB percentages88.6%, 80%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(50.1, 69.8%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 59.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 59.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,863,452
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CC5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#1D33A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEC750no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CF61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F2BFB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 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 text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.4Dark khaki · ΔE 20.2Goldenrod · ΔE 21.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28Gold · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C72E2
Analogous#E2895C, #B5E25C
Triadic#5CE2CC, #CC5CE2
Split complementary#5CB5E2, #895CE2
Tetradic#5CE289, #5C72E2, #E25CB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F5DE
Lighter +20%#F1E7B3
Lighter +10%#EADA87
Darker −10%#DABE31
Darker −20%#B79F21
Darker −30%#8C7919
Darker −40%#615411
More saturated +25%#FADC44
Less saturated −25%#CABC74

Channel breakdown

R226
G204
B92
Red226 (88.6%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue50.15°
Saturation (HSL)69.79%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CC · B 5C

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