Colour

#E2D03A

#E2D03A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E2D03A is a yellow with RGB values 226, 208, 58 and HSL 54°, 74%, 56%. 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

#E2D03A#E2D03A

HEX#E2D03A

RGBrgb(226, 208, 58)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8157, 0.2275

RGB percentages88.6%, 81.6%, 22.7%

HSLhsl(53.6, 74.3%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.6, 74.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 8%, 74.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,864,442

CSS custom property--colour: #E2D03A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1

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

Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#1D2FC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3C91Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D145no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F3C1B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 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 text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 17.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Khaki · ΔE 27.8 Yellow green · ΔE 29.5 Yellow · ΔE 29.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3A4CE2

Analogous#E27C3A, #A0E23A

Triadic#3AE2D0, #D03AE2

Split complementary#3AA0E2, #7C3AE2

Tetradic#3AE27C, #3A4CE2, #E23AA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAEC

Lighter +30%#F6F0BF

Lighter +20%#EFE593

Lighter +10%#E9DB66

Darker −10%#CBB91E

Darker −20%#9F9017

Darker −30%#726811

Darker −40%#463F0A

More saturated +25%#FEE61E

Less saturated −25%#C6BA56

Channel breakdown

R226

G208

B58

Red226 (88.6%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue58 (22.7%)

Hue53.57°

Saturation (HSL)74.34%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G D0 · B 3A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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