Colour
#E3CA21
- #E3CA21
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E3CA21 is a yellow with RGB values 227, 202, 33 and HSL 52°, 78%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E3CA21#E3CA21
HEX#E3CA21
RGBrgb(227, 202, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7922, 0.1294
RGB percentages89%, 79.2%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(52.3, 77.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 85.5%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 85.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,417
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CA21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1C35DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#213AE3
Analogous#E36921, #9BE321
Triadic#21E3CA, #CA21E3
Split complementary#219BE3, #6921E3
Tetradic#21E369, #213AE3, #E3219B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G202
B33
Red227 (89%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue52.27°
Saturation (HSL)77.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CA · B 21
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