Colour
#E3CB52
- #E3CB52
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E3CB52 is a yellow with RGB values 227, 203, 82 and HSL 50°, 72%, 61%. 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
#E3CB52#E3CB52
HEX#E3CB52
RGBrgb(227, 203, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.7961, 0.3216
RGB percentages89%, 79.6%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(50.1, 72.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 63.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 63.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,722
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CB52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1C34AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#526AE3
Analogous#E38352, #B2E352
Triadic#52E3CB, #CB52E3
Split complementary#52B3E3, #8352E3
Tetradic#52E383, #526AE3, #E352B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G203
B82
Red227 (89%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue50.07°
Saturation (HSL)72.14%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CB · B 52
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