Recognised as Colour
#E4BB00
- #E4BB00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E4BB00 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 187, 0 and HSL 49°, 100%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E4BB00#E4BB00
HEX#E4BB00
RGBrgb(228, 187, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7333, 0
RGB percentages89.4%, 73.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(49.2, 100%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 100%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 100%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,990,080
CSS custom property--colour: #E4BB00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#1B44FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0029E4
Analogous#E44900, #9BE400
Triadic#00E4BB, #BB00E4
Split complementary#009BE4, #4900E4
Tetradic#00E449, #0029E4, #E4009B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G187
B0
Red228 (89.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue49.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G BB · B 00
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