Recognised as Colour
#E3CC51
- #E3CC51
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E3CC51 is a yellow with RGB values 227, 204, 81 and HSL 51°, 72%, 60%. 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
#E3CC51#E3CC51
HEX#E3CC51
RGBrgb(227, 204, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8, 0.3176
RGB percentages89%, 80%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(50.5, 72.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 64.3%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 64.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,977
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CC51;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1C33AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5168E3
Analogous#E38351, #B1E351
Triadic#51E3CC, #CC51E3
Split complementary#51B1E3, #8351E3
Tetradic#51E383, #5168E3, #E351B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G204
B81
Red227 (89%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue50.55°
Saturation (HSL)72.28%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CC · B 51
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