Recognised as Colour
#E2ED60
- #E2ED60
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#E2ED60 is a yellow with RGB values 226, 237, 96 and HSL 65°, 80%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#E2ED60#E2ED60
HEX#E2ED60
RGBrgb(226, 237, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.9294, 0.3765
RGB percentages88.6%, 92.9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(64.7, 79.7%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.7, 59.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK4.6%, 0%, 59.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,871,904
CSS custom property--colour: #E2ED60;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.77582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.52:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#1D129F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6B60ED
Analogous#EDB260, #9CED60
Triadic#60E2ED, #ED60E2
Split complementary#609CED, #B260ED
Tetradic#60EDB2, #6B60ED, #ED609C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G237
B96
Red226 (88.6%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue64.68°
Saturation (HSL)79.66%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E2 · G ED · B 60
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