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Recognised as Colour

#E4BB16

  • #E4BB16
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E4BB16 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 187, 22 and HSL 48°, 82%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E4BB16#E4BB16
HEX#E4BB16
RGBrgb(228, 187, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7333, 0.0863
RGB percentages89.4%, 73.3%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(48.1, 82.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 90.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 90.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,990,102
CSS custom property--colour: #E4BB16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#1B44E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1B800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC427no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F8AAA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.6Gold · ΔE 14.6Orange · ΔE 23.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.4Yellow · ΔE 35Olive · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#163FE4
Analogous#E45416, #A6E416
Triadic#16E4BB, #BB16E4
Split complementary#16A6E4, #5416E4
Tetradic#16E454, #163FE4, #E416A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF1CC
Lighter +30%#F6E49D
Lighter +20%#F1D76F
Lighter +10%#EDCA40
Darker −10%#B59512
Darker −20%#876F0D
Darker −30%#584909
Darker −40%#2A2204
More saturated +25%#FAC800
Less saturated −25%#C5A835

Channel breakdown

R228
G187
B22
Red228 (89.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue48.06°
Saturation (HSL)82.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G BB · B 16

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