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Recognised as Colour

#E3CB2E

  • #E3CB2E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#E3CB2E is a yellow with RGB values 227, 203, 46 and HSL 52°, 76%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E3CB2E#E3CB2E
HEX#E3CB2E
RGBrgb(227, 203, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7961, 0.1804
RGB percentages89%, 79.6%, 18%
HSLhsl(52, 76.4%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 79.7%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 79.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,686
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CB2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.85:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1C34D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFC500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E6CE3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F5BBAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 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 text12.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.9Goldenrod · ΔE 19.6Yellow · ΔE 29.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.2Khaki · ΔE 30.7Orange · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E46E3
Analogous#E3712E, #A0E32E
Triadic#2EE3CB, #CB2EE3
Split complementary#2EA0E3, #712EE3
Tetradic#2EE371, #2E46E3, #E32EA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF8E2
Lighter +30%#F5EDB5
Lighter +20%#EFE188
Lighter +10%#E9D65B
Darker −10%#C4AD1A
Darker −20%#978514
Darker −30%#6A5E0E
Darker −40%#3D3608
More saturated +25%#FFE012
Less saturated −25%#C5B54C

Channel breakdown

R227
G203
B46
Red227 (89%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue52.04°
Saturation (HSL)76.37%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CB · B 2E

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