Recognised as Colour
#E2D537
- #E2D537
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E2D537 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 213, 55 and HSL 55°, 75%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E2D537#E2D537
HEX#E2D537
RGBrgb(226, 213, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8353, 0.2157
RGB percentages88.6%, 83.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(55.4, 74.7%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 75.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 75.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,865,719
CSS custom property--colour: #E2D537;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#1D2AC8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3744E2
Analogous#E27F37, #9AE237
Triadic#37E2D5, #D537E2
Split complementary#379AE2, #7F37E2
Tetradic#37E27F, #3744E2, #E2379A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G213
B55
Red226 (88.6%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue55.44°
Saturation (HSL)74.67%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G D5 · B 37
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