Colour

#E2D026

#E2D026
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E2D026 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 208, 38 and HSL 54°, 76%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E2D026#E2D026

HEX#E2D026

RGBrgb(226, 208, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8157, 0.149

RGB percentages88.6%, 81.6%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(54.3, 76.4%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.3, 83.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 8%, 83.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,864,422

CSS custom property--colour: #E2D026;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.28:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#1D2FD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D136no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F4C1B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.7 Yellow · ΔE 25.2 Yellow green · ΔE 30.4 Khaki · ΔE 33.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2638E2

Analogous#E27226, #96E226

Triadic#26E2D0, #D026E2

Split complementary#2696E2, #7226E2

Tetradic#26E272, #2638E2, #E22696

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF7DA

Lighter +30%#F4EDAD

Lighter +20%#EEE380

Lighter +10%#E8DA53

Darker −10%#BCAC19

Darker −20%#8F8313

Darker −30%#625A0D

Darker −40%#353107

More saturated +25%#FFE709

Less saturated −25%#C3B745

Channel breakdown

R226

G208

B38

Red226 (88.6%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue54.26°

Saturation (HSL)76.42%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G D0 · B 26

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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