Colour

#E3C74C

#E3C74C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E3C74C is a yellow with RGB values 227, 199, 76 and HSL 49°, 73%, 59%. 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

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HEX#E3C74C

RGBrgb(227, 199, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7804, 0.298

RGB percentages89%, 78%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(48.9, 72.9%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 66.5%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 12.3%, 66.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,927,692

CSS custom property--colour: #E3C74C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1

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

Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#1C38B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC33Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CC53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F4B8ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 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 text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Khaki · ΔE 21 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.2 Gold · ΔE 25.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.3 Olive · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C68E3

Analogous#E37C4C, #B4E34C

Triadic#4CE3C7, #C74CE3

Split complementary#4CB4E3, #7C4CE3

Tetradic#4CE37B, #4C68E3, #E34CB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFC

Lighter +30%#F8F0D0

Lighter +20%#F1E3A4

Lighter +10%#EAD578

Darker −10%#DAB822

Darker −20%#AE931B

Darker −30%#826D14

Darker −40%#56480D

More saturated +25%#FDD732

Less saturated −25%#C9B766

Channel breakdown

R227

G199

B76

Red227 (89%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue48.87°

Saturation (HSL)72.95%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G C7 · B 4C

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