Recognised as Colour
#E3BF17
- #E3BF17
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E3BF17 is a yellow with RGB values 227, 191, 23 and HSL 49°, 82%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E3BF17#E3BF17
HEX#E3BF17
RGBrgb(227, 191, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.749, 0.0902
RGB percentages89%, 74.9%, 9%
HSLhsl(49.4, 81.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 89.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 15.9%, 89.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,925,591
CSS custom property--colour: #E3BF17;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#1C40E8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#173BE3
Analogous#E35917, #A1E317
Triadic#17E3BF, #BF17E3
Split complementary#17A1E3, #5917E3
Tetradic#17E359, #173BE3, #E317A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G191
B23
Red227 (89%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)81.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G BF · B 17
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