Recognised as Colour

#E3CE5C

#E3CE5C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E3CE5C is a yellow with RGB values 227, 206, 92 and HSL 51°, 71%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#E3CE5C

RGBrgb(227, 206, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8078, 0.3608

RGB percentages89%, 80.8%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(50.7, 70.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 59.5%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 9.3%, 59.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,929,500

CSS custom property--colour: #E3CE5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.25:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#1C31A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C950no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6D162no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F3C0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 21 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Gold · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5C71E3

Analogous#E38B5C, #B4E35C

Triadic#5CE3CE, #CE5CE3

Split complementary#5CB4E3, #8B5CE3

Tetradic#5CE38B, #5C71E3, #E35CB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F5DF

Lighter +20%#F2E8B3

Lighter +10%#EADB88

Darker −10%#DCC130

Darker −20%#B9A120

Darker −30%#8E7B18

Darker −40%#625511

More saturated +25%#FBDE44

Less saturated −25%#CBBE74

Channel breakdown

R227

G206

B92

Red227 (89%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue50.67°

Saturation (HSL)70.68%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G CE · B 5C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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