Recognised as Colour
#E3CC48
- #E3CC48
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E3CC48 is a yellow with RGB values 227, 204, 72 and HSL 51°, 73%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E3CC48#E3CC48
HEX#E3CC48
RGBrgb(227, 204, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8, 0.2824
RGB percentages89%, 80%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(51.1, 73.5%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 68.3%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 68.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,968
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CC48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1C33B7
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 text13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#485FE3
Analogous#E37F48, #ACE348
Triadic#48E3CC, #CC48E3
Split complementary#48ACE3, #7F48E3
Tetradic#48E37F, #485FE3, #E348AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G204
B72
Red227 (89%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue51.1°
Saturation (HSL)73.46%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CC · B 48
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