Colour

#E3C66D

#E3C66D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E3C66D is a yellow with RGB values 227, 198, 109 and HSL 45°, 68%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E3C66D#E3C66D

HEX#E3C66D

RGBrgb(227, 198, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7765, 0.4275

RGB percentages89%, 77.6%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(45.3, 67.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 52%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 12.8%, 52%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,927,469

CSS custom property--colour: #E3C66D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1

Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#1C3992

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7C365no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#DECC70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#F3B9B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.8 Burlywood · ΔE 19.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21 Navajo white · ΔE 22.5 Moccasin · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D8AE3

Analogous#E38B6D, #C5E36D

Triadic#6DE3C6, #C66DE3

Split complementary#6DC5E3, #8B6DE3

Tetradic#6DE38B, #6D8AE3, #E36DC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF8ED

Lighter +20%#F3E7C3

Lighter +10%#EBD798

Darker −10%#DBB542

Darker −20%#C49D26

Darker −30%#9A7B1D

Darker −40%#6F5915

More saturated +25%#F9D157

Less saturated −25%#CDBB83

Channel breakdown

R227

G198

B109

Red227 (89%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue45.25°

Saturation (HSL)67.82%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G C6 · B 6D

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