Recognised as Colour
#E3CA3F
- #E3CA3F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E3CA3F is a yellow with RGB values 227, 202, 63 and HSL 51°, 75%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E3CA3F#E3CA3F
HEX#E3CA3F
RGBrgb(227, 202, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7922, 0.2471
RGB percentages89%, 79.2%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(50.9, 74.5%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 72.2%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 72.2%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,447
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CA3F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.79:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1C35C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3F58E3
Analogous#E3783F, #AAE33F
Triadic#3FE3CA, #CA3FE3
Split complementary#3FAAE3, #783FE3
Tetradic#3FE378, #3F58E3, #E33FAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G202
B63
Red227 (89%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue50.85°
Saturation (HSL)74.55%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CA · B 3F
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