Colour

#E2D440

#E2D440
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E2D440 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 212, 64 and HSL 55°, 74%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#E2D440

RGBrgb(226, 212, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8314, 0.251

RGB percentages88.6%, 83.1%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(54.8, 73.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.8, 71.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 6.2%, 71.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,865,472

CSS custom property--colour: #E2D440;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.73:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#1D2BBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CD26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBD44Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F3C5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8 Khaki · ΔE 26.6 Yellow green · ΔE 27.9 Yellow · ΔE 29.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#404EE2

Analogous#E28340, #9FE240

Triadic#40E2D4, #D440E2

Split complementary#409FE2, #8340E2

Tetradic#40E283, #404EE2, #E2409F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCF1

Lighter +30%#F6F2C5

Lighter +20%#EFE899

Lighter +10%#E9DE6C

Darker −10%#CFC020

Darker −20%#A39719

Darker −30%#776E12

Darker −40%#4B450B

More saturated +25%#FEEB25

Less saturated −25%#C6BD5C

Channel breakdown

R226

G212

B64

Red226 (88.6%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue54.81°

Saturation (HSL)73.64%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G D4 · B 40

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