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Colour

#E3D15E

  • #E3D15E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E3D15E is a yellow with RGB values 227, 209, 94 and HSL 52°, 70%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E3D15E#E3D15E
HEX#E3D15E
RGBrgb(227, 209, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.8196, 0.3686
RGB percentages89%, 82%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(51.9, 70.4%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 58.6%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 58.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,930,270
CSS custom property--colour: #E3D15E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1C2EA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CB52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D364no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F3C4B8no 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 text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.9Dark khaki · ΔE 21.3Goldenrod · ΔE 23.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.2Gold · ΔE 29.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E70E3
Analogous#E38E5E, #B3E35E
Triadic#5EE3D1, #D15EE3
Split complementary#5EB3E3, #8E5EE3
Tetradic#5EE38E, #5E70E3, #E35EB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6E0
Lighter +20%#F2EAB5
Lighter +10%#EBDD89
Darker −10%#DBC533
Darker −20%#BBA620
Darker −30%#8F7F19
Darker −40%#645911
More saturated +25%#FBE246
Less saturated −25%#CBC076

Channel breakdown

R227
G209
B94
Red227 (89%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue51.88°
Saturation (HSL)70.37%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G D1 · B 5E

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