Recognised as Colour
#E2D954
- #E2D954
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E2D954 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 217, 84 and HSL 56°, 71%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E2D954#E2D954
HEX#E2D954
RGBrgb(226, 217, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.851, 0.3294
RGB percentages88.6%, 85.1%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(56.2, 71%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 62.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 62.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,866,772
CSS custom property--colour: #E2D954;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.29:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1D26AB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#545DE2
Analogous#E29254, #A4E254
Triadic#54E2D9, #D954E2
Split complementary#54A4E2, #9254E2
Tetradic#54E292, #545DE2, #E254A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G217
B84
Red226 (88.6%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue56.2°
Saturation (HSL)71%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G D9 · B 54
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