Recognised as Colour
#E3CC54
- #E3CC54
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E3CC54 is a yellow with RGB values 227, 204, 84 and HSL 50°, 72%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E3CC54#E3CC54
HEX#E3CC54
RGBrgb(227, 204, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8, 0.3294
RGB percentages89%, 80%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(50.3, 71.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 63%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 63%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,928,980
CSS custom property--colour: #E3CC54;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1C33AB
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 text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#546BE3
Analogous#E38454, #B3E354
Triadic#54E3CC, #CC54E3
Split complementary#54B3E3, #8454E3
Tetradic#54E384, #546BE3, #E354B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G204
B84
Red227 (89%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue50.35°
Saturation (HSL)71.86%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G CC · B 54
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