Recognised as Colour
#E3C73D
- #E3C73D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E3C73D is a yellow with RGB values 227, 199, 61 and HSL 50°, 75%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E3C73D#E3C73D
HEX#E3C73D
RGBrgb(227, 199, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7804, 0.2392
RGB percentages89%, 78%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(49.9, 74.8%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 73.1%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 12.3%, 73.1%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,927,677
CSS custom property--colour: #E3C73D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1C38C2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D59E3
Analogous#E3743D, #ACE33D
Triadic#3DE3C7, #C73DE3
Split complementary#3DACE3, #743DE3
Tetradic#3DE374, #3D59E3, #E33DAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G199
B61
Red227 (89%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue49.88°
Saturation (HSL)74.77%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G C7 · B 3D
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