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Colour

#E2E500

  • #E2E500
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#E2E500 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 229, 0 and HSL 61°, 100%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#E2E500#E2E500
HEX#E2E500
RGBrgb(226, 229, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.898, 0
RGB percentages88.6%, 89.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(60.8, 100%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.8, 100%, 89.8%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 100%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,869,760
CSS custom property--colour: #E2E500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.44:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#1D1AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8DA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FADF2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F3D6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 11.9Gold · ΔE 19.2Yellow green · ΔE 28.8Green yellow · ΔE 32Goldenrod · ΔE 38.8Khaki · ΔE 43.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0300E5
Analogous#E57600, #6FE500
Triadic#00E2E5, #E500E2
Split complementary#006FE5, #7600E5
Tetradic#00E576, #0300E5, #E5006F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFB2
Lighter +30%#FDFF7F
Lighter +20%#FDFF4C
Lighter +10%#FCFF19
Darker −10%#B0B200
Darker −20%#7D7F00
Darker −30%#4B4C00
Darker −40%#191900
More saturated +25%#E2E500
Less saturated −25%#C6C81D

Channel breakdown

R226
G229
B0
Red226 (88.6%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue60.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E2 · G E5 · B 00

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