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Recognised as Colour

#E3C972

  • #E3C972
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E3C972 is a yellow with RGB values 227, 201, 114 and HSL 46°, 67%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E3C972#E3C972
HEX#E3C972
RGBrgb(227, 201, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7882, 0.4471
RGB percentages89%, 78.8%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(46.2, 66.9%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 49.8%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 49.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,242
CSS custom property--colour: #E3C972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.86:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1C368D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9C66Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CE75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F2BDB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.4Dark khaki · ΔE 12.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Burlywood · ΔE 19.3Navajo white · ΔE 21.2Moccasin · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#728CE3
Analogous#E39172, #C4E372
Triadic#72E3C9, #C972E3
Split complementary#72C4E3, #9172E3
Tetradic#72E390, #728CE3, #E372C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFAF2
Lighter +20%#F4EAC7
Lighter +10%#EBD99D
Darker −10%#DBB947
Darker −20%#C7A328
Darker −30%#9D801F
Darker −40%#725D17
More saturated +25%#F8D45D
Less saturated −25%#CEBE87

Channel breakdown

R227
G201
B114
Red227 (89%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue46.19°
Saturation (HSL)66.86%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G C9 · B 72

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