Recognised as Colour
#E2CD46
- #E2CD46
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E2CD46 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 205, 70 and HSL 52°, 73%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E2CD46#E2CD46
HEX#E2CD46
RGBrgb(226, 205, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8039, 0.2745
RGB percentages88.6%, 80.4%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(51.9, 72.9%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 69%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 69%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,863,686
CSS custom property--colour: #E2CD46;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1D32B9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#465BE2
Analogous#E27F46, #A9E246
Triadic#46E2CD, #CD46E2
Split complementary#46A9E2, #7F46E2
Tetradic#46E27F, #465BE2, #E246A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G205
B70
Red226 (88.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue51.92°
Saturation (HSL)72.9%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G CD · B 46
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