Recognised as Colour
#E2D651
- #E2D651
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E2D651 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 214, 81 and HSL 55°, 71%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E2D651#E2D651
HEX#E2D651
RGBrgb(226, 214, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8392, 0.3176
RGB percentages88.6%, 83.9%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(55, 71.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55, 64.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 64.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,866,001
CSS custom property--colour: #E2D651;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#1D29AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#515DE2
Analogous#E28E51, #A5E251
Triadic#51E2D6, #D651E2
Split complementary#51A5E2, #8D51E2
Tetradic#51E28E, #515DE2, #E251A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G214
B81
Red226 (88.6%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue55.03°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G D6 · B 51
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