Colour

#E2DD32

#E2DD32
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E2DD32 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 221, 50 and HSL 58°, 75%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E2DD32#E2DD32

HEX#E2DD32

RGBrgb(226, 221, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8667, 0.1961

RGB percentages88.6%, 86.7%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(58.3, 75.2%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.3, 77.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 2.2%, 77.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,867,762

CSS custom property--colour: #E2DD32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.62:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#1D22CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0D400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#F3DA41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F3CEBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 17.5 Yellow · ΔE 21.2 Yellow green · ΔE 25.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.3 Khaki · ΔE 33.3 Green yellow · ΔE 36.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3237E2

Analogous#E28532, #8FE232

Triadic#32E2DD, #DD32E2

Split complementary#328FE2, #8532E2

Tetradic#32E285, #3237E2, #E2328F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFBE5

Lighter +30%#F5F3B8

Lighter +20%#EFEC8B

Lighter +10%#E8E45F

Darker −10%#C5C01C

Darker −20%#989516

Darker −30%#6C690F

Darker −40%#3F3E09

More saturated +25%#FFF815

Less saturated −25%#C5C14F

Channel breakdown

R226

G221

B50

Red226 (88.6%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue58.3°

Saturation (HSL)75.21%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G DD · B 32

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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